Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said long‑range missiles and drones hit military‑industrial sites, energy facilities and transport infrastructure across Ukraine overnight.
- Air‑raid alerts and explosions were reported in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia, with Kyiv facing widespread heating and water disruptions and Rivne officials reporting more than 10,000 power outages.
- Ukraine’s Grain Association said many shipowners are refusing January calls to Odesa‑region ports because of recent strikes on port infrastructure, unsettling the market.
- Russia reported battlefield gains and claimed Ukrainian losses across several sectors, including more than 425 in the ‘Center’ zone, up to 200 in ‘West,’ over 230 in ‘East,’ and up to 55 in the ‘Dnepr’ area, along with strikes in Kupiansk and on a border outpost in Sumy.
- Russian Foreign Ministry envoy Rodion Miroshnik said energy strikes attributed to Ukrainian forces left about 802,000 subscribers without electricity in Russian regions over the past week.