Overview
- Russia’s Defense Ministry said missiles, drones, and artillery hit power facilities, fuel depots, transport nodes, and sites used to store and prepare long‑range drones that support Ukraine’s military.
- Chief of the General Staff Valeriy Gerasimov reported advances on multiple fronts and said Russian forces are nearing completion of the “liberation” of Kupyansk‑Uzlovoy.
- Ukraine declared an energy emergency after repeated strikes, with officials reporting prolonged electricity and heat disruptions in Kyiv and several oblasts during subzero temperatures; the SBU labeled the campaign crimes against humanity and documented 256 attacks on energy assets since October 2025.
- Russia’s Investigative Committee brought in‑absentia terrorism charges against Ukrainian 19th Rocket Brigade commander Rostislav Karpusha over HIMARS strikes on Belgorod, and the Foreign Ministry alleged drones in the deadly Kherson‑region attack contained parts made by Germany’s Rheinmetall.
- Regional authorities in Voronezh announced an immediate UAV strike threat and activated alert systems as cross‑border incidents and warnings continued.