Overview
- Ukraine’s air force reported 375 drones and 21 missiles launched overnight, with strikes focused on energy facilities that cut electricity and heat across large parts of the capital.
- Officials said at least one person was killed and dozens were injured in Kyiv and Kharkiv, with local authorities reporting damage to medical sites in Kharkiv during subzero temperatures.
- Roughly 800,000 people in Kyiv lost power and about 6,000 apartment buildings were without heating, while nationwide outages affected more than a million consumers.
- Ukraine’s foreign minister called the timing of the attack during the Abu Dhabi talks “cynical,” arguing it showed President Vladimir Putin is not acting in good faith.
- The two-day U.S.-mediated trilateral talks ended without agreements but participants signaled plans to reconvene next weekend, as Moscow maintained its demand for control over the Donbas and Kyiv rejected territorial concessions.