Overview
- Ukraine reported a nationwide air-raid alert overnight as Russian forces launched roughly 36 missiles and 242 drones, with air defenses saying they downed 18 missiles and 226 drones.
- Kyiv officials said at least four people were killed and 19 injured in the capital, where drone debris damaged homes and disrupted power and water supplies.
- Regional authorities near Lviv reported a strike on critical infrastructure and shared videos showing six successive impacts consistent with a multi‑warhead pattern, while the exact missile type awaits confirmation.
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said it used the medium‑range Oreschnik in what it called retaliation for an alleged attack on a Putin residence, a claim denied by Ukraine and treated skeptically by Western sources.
- The wave of attacks deepened winter hardships, with severe cold and widespread outages including a major blackout in Dnipropetrovsk, and heightened concerns given the strikes’ proximity to the Polish border.