Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry claims about 1,310 Ukrainian personnel losses in the past day, reports gains across several sectors, and says strikes hit energy and transport assets used by Kyiv’s forces.
- Gen. Valeriy Gerasimov says the operation to take Kupyansk-Uzlovoy is nearing completion and reports thwarting Ukrainian attempts to display flags in Kupyansk using drones.
- Large-scale outages and heating shortfalls persist in Kyiv and multiple regions after mass strikes, with emergency measures and round-the-clock repairs underway in severe winter conditions, according to Ukraine’s energy authorities.
- Ukraine’s Security Service says it has documented 256 Russian air attacks on energy and heating facilities this heating season and classifies the campaign as crimes against humanity.
- Russia’s Investigative Committee charged a Ukrainian brigade commander over HIMARS strikes on Belgorod, the Foreign Ministry alleged Rheinmetall-linked parts were used in a Kherson-region drone attack, and the US envoy to NATO said a deal to end the conflict appears closer than ever.