Overview
- Regional authorities reported a fire at the Zhutovskaya oil depot in Russia’s Volgograd region with no immediate casualties, and Ukraine’s military claimed the strike.
- Russia’s overnight barrage killed at least four people in Kyiv and injured dozens, cutting heat, power and water during sub-zero temperatures across thousands of apartments.
- Russia used its Oreshnik hypersonic missile for only the second time in the war, with European leaders calling the launch escalatory after a strike in western Ukraine near the EU border.
- Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 121 drones and one ballistic missile overnight into Saturday, with 94 drones intercepted as repair crews worked to restore essential services in the capital.
- The UN Security Council is scheduled to convene an emergency meeting on January 12 to address the attacks and their implications.