Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia used ballistic and cruise missiles plus more than 300 attack drones, with the most difficult situation reported in Kyiv and strikes across multiple regions.
- Kyiv authorities reported 5,635 apartment buildings without heating, widespread water disruptions on the left bank, and more than 335,000 residents without electricity in temperatures near minus 14 to minus 20 degrees Celsius.
- Ukrainian officials reported intercepting hundreds of targets, including most drones and dozens of missiles, and said a fresh delivery of air-defense missiles the day before helped counter the assault.
- The IAEA confirmed Chernobyl lost external power after the attacks, while Ukraine’s military intelligence warned Russia has reconnoitered substations serving nuclear plants, heightening safety risks.
- Grid operator Ukrenergo reported outages and emergency power cuts in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Rivne, Kharkiv, and Sumy, as officials confirmed at least one death near Kyiv and injuries in several cities including Dnipro.