Overview
- Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said Jan. 22 was the most difficult day for the power system since November 2022, with Ukrenergo reporting new outages in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv and Sumy and emergency cuts across most regions.
- Kyiv reports 1,940 apartment buildings still without heat; Mayor Vitali Klitschko urged residents to stock up on essentials, consider leaving if possible, and noted plans for overnight support centers and flexible work arrangements.
- The EU is sending 447 emergency generators and Poland is dispatching 379 more plus additional EU‑funded units, as France coordinates further support to keep hospitals, shelters and critical services running in subzero temperatures.
- Ukraine’s Air Force reported 101 Russian drones launched overnight with 76 intercepted; at least six people were killed and 45 injured over the past day, including four civilians killed in Cherkaske, Donetsk Oblast, while frontline fighting reached 222 clashes, heaviest around Pokrovsk.
- A Ukrainian drone strike triggered a fire at an oil depot in Russia’s Penza region, local officials said, as Moscow reported 12 UAVs downed over several regions; earlier this week, a strike on Russia’s Taman port area killed three and injured eight.