Overview
- Russian drones hit infrastructure in Kryvyi Rih, cutting electricity to more than 45,000 customers and disrupting heating for over 700 buildings, local authorities said.
- Ukraine’s air force intercepted only 26 of 73 missiles launched in early January, a 36% success rate that underscores mounting strain on air defenses, according to the Kyiv Independent.
- A Ukrainian drone strike ignited a fire at an industrial site in Rostov-on-Don and damaged nearby housing, the city’s mayor reported.
- The Ukrainian General Staff claimed roughly 990 Russian casualties in the past day and estimated total Russian losses at about 1,221,940 killed or seriously wounded since 2022.
- The Institute for the Study of War says Russia’s expanded use of low-cost attack drones contributed to about 2,400 Ukrainian civilian deaths in 2025, a significant increase from 2024.