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Ukraine Downs Hundreds in Overnight Barrage Targeting Energy Grid Across Kyiv and Six Regions

New air-defense missiles reportedly improved intercepts, prompting renewed calls for additional supplies.

Overview

  • Air Force officials reported one Zircon, 18 ballistic and 15 cruise missiles plus 339 attack drones launched, with 342 targets neutralized by 10:00 including 14 ballistic missiles, 13 cruise missiles and 315 drones.
  • Ukrenergo said consumers were de-energized in Kyiv and Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Rivne, Kharkiv and Sumy regions, as Kyiv saw 5,635 buildings without heat, water disruptions on the left bank and modified metro service, with at least one person injured.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky said interceptor deliveries a day earlier materially boosted defenses, noted Russia’s updated strike tactics and tasked the military to brief partners while pressing for more Patriot, NASAMS and other PVO munitions.
  • The General Staff logged 165 combat clashes on January 19, with Ukrainian forces stopping 44 assaults in the Pokrovsk area and 20 near Huliaipole as heavy ground fighting persisted on multiple fronts.
  • Germany announced an additional €60 million for generators, fuel and heating, and the government moved to expand long-duration resilience points to support civilians during ongoing winter attacks.