Overview
- Ukraine reported roughly 300 attack drones and about 50 missiles launched overnight, striking Kyiv and several regions and leaving one person dead and dozens wounded.
- The latest wave again hit power facilities, extending blackouts and heat shortages for large populations during a severe winter cold snap.
- Washington is organizing another round of trilateral diplomacy, and the U.S. envoy expressed hope for talks within three weeks and a potential leaders’ meeting.
- Kyiv says it recently retook about 300 square kilometers in the south, while Russia continues to hold roughly 20% of Ukrainian territory.
- The United Nations has recorded thousands of civilian casualties, and authorities reported a separate attack in Lviv that killed a police officer and injured 25 people.