Overview
- Ukraine says nearly 300 attack drones and 25 missiles struck eight regions in a second major assault in four days, concentrating on energy infrastructure.
- Emergency power cuts in the capital left several hundred thousand households without electricity, and officials reported almost 500 high‑rises still without heat in sub‑zero temperatures.
- A postal terminal near Kharkiv was hit, killing four and injuring at least six, while other strikes damaged hospitals, a kindergarten and residential buildings in Odesa and additional regions.
- DTEK reported a thermal power plant heavily damaged, and Ukraine’s air force said it downed about 240 UAVs along with several ballistic and cruise missiles.
- Ukraine’s security services said a drone factory in Taganrog was struck, and two oil tankers in the Black Sea — including one chartered by Chevron — were damaged in separate drone attacks.