Overview
- Ukrainian officials said roughly 50 missiles and about 300 drones were launched, striking energy, rail and residential sites across multiple regions.
- Authorities reported at least five people killed in Ukraine and dozens injured, including children, as emergency crews faced subzero conditions.
- Moscow’s mayor said air defenses downed 21 Ukrainian drones heading for the capital, with additional interceptions over Kaluga that prompted flight restrictions at four Moscow airports.
- Russia’s Belgorod region reported two civilian deaths from drone attacks as cross-border strikes and air-defense activity expanded beyond frontline areas.
- Hungary said it will block a new EU sanctions package over concerns tied to the Druzhba oil pipeline, and Vladimir Putin called nuclear-force development an “absolute priority” following the lapse of the New START treaty.