Russian and Ukrainian forces conducted coordinated strikes against each other’s infrastructure, with Moscow reporting successful drone attacks on multiple targets within Ukrainian territory. According to Russia’s Defence Ministry, strikes were conducted on a logistics terminal operated by Nova Poshta, Ukraine’s major private delivery service, located in a village outside Kharkiv. Additional targets included a high-voltage electrical substation in the Dnipropetrovsk region and a cargo vessel in the Black Sea near Odesa that Moscow claimed was transporting military equipment. Ukrainian officials did not immediately verify these reports.
Ukrainian civilian casualties mounted from Russian aerial assaults. The Kharkiv regional governor reported that over 80 drones had attacked the city and surrounding settlements in a 24-hour period, resulting in six injuries including a child. In the Donetsk region, authorities documented four civilian deaths and five additional injuries from Russian attacks, with two fatalities each recorded in the villages of Serhiivka and Yasnohirka. Russian drone strikes also ignited fires at logistics facilities near Kyiv in the Bucha district overnight, leaving one person injured.
Ukrainian forces conducted a substantial counter-offensive against Russian targets, with officials in Ryazan reporting over 200 drone attacks on the region overnight. Footage verified by independent media outlets documented fires at the Ryazan oil refinery, operated by state-controlled Rosneft, following the strikes. Falling debris from intercepted drones caused fires at multiple industrial sites and damaged power infrastructure, temporarily cutting electricity to portions of the city. One person sustained injury, though regional authorities subsequently reported power restoration and fire containment. Recent Ukrainian strikes have focused on Russian oil refining capacity after a pause in late October.
The broader conflict continues to affect civilian populations on both sides. Russian attacks have intensified targeting Ukraine’s power infrastructure, triggering rolling blackouts in Kyiv since mid-October. Ukrainian residents face extended outages affecting both electricity and water supplies, creating humanitarian challenges as winter temperatures approach. Ukrainian authorities have delayed heating activation pending sustained sub-zero temperatures, creating potential health risks for the civilian population.
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