Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched 113 attack drones and three ballistic missiles overnight, striking energy and critical infrastructure across multiple regions.
- Ukrenergo reported fresh damage in Dnipropetrovsk, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, and Donetsk, with emergency cuts in Kyiv and other oblasts, and scheduled nationwide hourly outages for Jan. 15.
- Zelensky declared a state of emergency in the energy sector, ordered a 24/7 coordination task force in Kyiv, and pressed partners to quickly fund the PURL and supply interceptors.
- Kyiv endured its third major raid in five days, with Mayor Vitali Klitschko saying about 6,000 buildings lost power in subzero temperatures as repair crews and “Invincibility Trains” provided relief.
- Cross-border strikes intensified as Ukrainian drones hit targets in Russia’s Rostov and Belgorod regions with casualties reported, while Moscow and Kyiv issued conflicting shoot-down tallies.