Overview

• Ukraine’s air defenses destroyed 277 drones and 19 missiles, allowing just 10 to strike their targets
• The assault included 479 unmanned aerial vehicles and 20 missiles that hit central and western regions, causing civilian casualties and infrastructure damage
• This attack surpassed November’s record 188-drone strike, marking a major escalation in Russia’s drone warfare strategy
• The United Nations reports that Shahed drone barrages have killed more than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians since the invasion began
• Moscow asserts it targets only military sites even as repeated strikes batter civilian areas