Overview
- Ukraine reported 279 combat engagements in the past day, including 87 Russian assaults on the Pokrovsk direction, 42 near Huliaipole and 23 on the Oleksandrivsk axis, with additional clashes across multiple fronts.
- Kyiv remains under severe strain with 378 apartment buildings still without heat, temporary outage schedules in place and 239 repair brigades working as forecasters warn of a new cold snap.
- Ukrenergo rejected social‑media claims of electricity exports, saying every plant is serving domestic demand due to a capacity deficit, while weather‑related damage left 276 settlements without power in five regions.
- The government’s 'SvitloDim' program offers 100,000–300,000 UAH per building for generators, batteries and inverters via Diia, with funds to be used within 45 days; separate business support and zero‑interest loans are also in place.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said there were no direct agreements with Russia on an energy strike pause and that Ukraine would mirror any cessation of attacks, as ISW warned a short moratorium could favor Moscow by allowing it to stockpile munitions.