Overview
- Ukraine’s Air Force says it downed 176 of 205 attack drones launched overnight, with strikes reported across at least seven regions targeting energy sites.
- Ukrenergo reports significant outages in Volyn and Odesa and new blackouts in Chernihiv, with restoration under way and power-use limits tightened.
- The General Staff records 131 combat engagements on Dec 31–Jan 1, with the heaviest pressure around Pokrovsk and multiple attacks near Huliaipole and Oleksandrivka.
- Kyiv says Ukrainian forces struck targets in Russia and occupied territory, including a drone hit that set off a fire at the Ilsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai.
- Ukraine has added two more Patriot systems to its air defenses, and ISW assesses Russia accelerated gains in 2025 yet failed to achieve key strategic objectives.