Overview
- The Institute for the Study of War reports Russia expanded production and use of inexpensive combat drones, with air strikes in 2025 likely killing about 2,400 Ukrainian civilians, roughly a 30% increase from 2024.
- Ukraine’s power grid has suffered heavy damage from intensified attacks, prompting daily rolling outages during severe cold weather and forcing extended periods without heat and electricity.
- Kyiv says recent barrages included the Oreschnik medium‑range missile and large numbers of drones and guided bombs targeting energy infrastructure and residential areas, claims Moscow disputes.
- The Ukrainian General Staff reported about 990 Russian soldiers killed in the previous day and estimates roughly 1,221,940 Russian troops killed or wounded since 2022, figures that cannot be independently verified.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and General Oleksandr Syrskyj assert Russian forces are being worn down, as Ukrainian outlets also note small Russian gains near Vovchansk and Pokrovsk.