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Russia Launches 74 Drones and Missiles Overnight as Ukraine’s Grid Faces Emergency Cuts

Winter heating faces significant risk after intensified strikes on energy and gas infrastructure.

Overview

  • Ukraine’s air force reported 74 overnight launches, including 67 Shahed/Gerbera drones, two Kinzhal missiles and five S-300/S-400 missiles.
  • At least 100,000 people in the Kharkiv region remain without electricity, water and heating as the power system stays strained.
  • State generator Centerenergo said its production was reduced to zero while Ukrenergo enforces emergency outages and repair crews work around the clock.
  • Authorities reported at least four deaths linked to the weekend attacks on the energy and gas network.
  • Russia’s defense ministry said its forces captured the villages of Nove and Slodkie in Zaporizhzhia and Gnativka in Donetsk, a claim not independently verified in these reports.