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Russia Pounds Ukraine With Drones and Missiles as Kyiv Sends Special Forces to Hold Pokrovsk

Widespread outages and energy-site damage highlight a winter strategy to wear down civilian resilience.

Overview

  • Overnight strikes killed at least 15 people, including two children, according to Ukrainian reports, with casualties recorded across several regions.
  • Nearly 60,000 residents in Zaporizhzhia lost electricity and Ukrenergo imposed rolling power cuts after fresh hits on the power grid.
  • Ukraine’s Air Force said it downed or jammed 67 of 79 attack drones, while acknowledging strikes reached six locations.
  • Ukraine’s commander reported special operations units are operating in Pokrovsk to secure supply routes as Russia pushes into parts of the city, which Kyiv says is not encircled.
  • Ukrainian agencies claimed strikes on Russian energy and logistics, including a fire at Tuapse port and damage to the Koltsevoy pipeline, with limited independent verification so far.