Overview
- Kyiv authorities report 5,635 high‑rise buildings without heating and widespread water outages on the left bank after overnight strikes, with hundreds of thousands losing power as temperatures drop to roughly minus 14 to minus 20 degrees Celsius.
- Ukraine says Russia launched more than 300 attack drones along with ballistic and cruise missiles; officials report at least one person killed in the Kyiv region and injuries in cities including Dnipro and Odessa, with a separate bombing in Kharkiv killing a woman and wounding 11.
- President Zelenskyy urges urgent deliveries of air-defense missiles, noting some interceptor resupplies arrived a day earlier and helped bolster defenses, but warning that additional stocks are still needed.
- To counter escalating drone assaults, Kyiv is restructuring short‑range air defenses and has appointed drone‑unit commander Pawlo Jelisarow as deputy air force chief to strengthen mobile anti‑drone coverage.
- International partners step up support as Germany warns Ukraine’s grid is near collapse and pledges €60 million in humanitarian aid, the UK announces £20 million for energy repairs, the IAEA secures a local pause to fix Zaporizhzhia’s reserve line, and Chernobyl’s site reconnects to the grid after a strike‑related outage.