Overview
- Kyiv came under fresh air attacks overnight, with a fire reported in one district as air defenses engaged and parts of the city still struggle with heat outages in subzero temperatures.
- Zaporizhzhia’s regional utility said electricity service to about 382,500 households and businesses was largely restored after a night of drone strikes knocked out power.
- Geolocated analysis by the Institute for the Study of War indicates Russia’s Oreschnik missile likely hit a state aircraft repair plant near Lviv, underscoring the system’s political signaling near NATO borders.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported roughly 1,100 drones, 890 guided bombs and 50 missiles used against Ukraine over the past week, calling the campaign deliberate terror against civilians and energy sites.
- With Ukraine’s cross-border strikes causing major outages inside Russia—about 600,000 reported without power in Belgorod and a fatality in Voronezh—the UN Security Council is set to meet Monday, as Dmitry Medvedev warns Oreschnik could target any NATO troops sent to Ukraine.