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Ukraine Imposes Rolling Blackouts After New Barrages as Kyiv Reels in Deep Freeze

NATO’s leader is urging allies to release interceptor missiles from stockpiles as Ukraine pleads for faster air-defense support.

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.