According to the head of the Kirovohrad Regional State Administration, Andriy Raikovych, air defense was operating in Kirovohrad region during the night.
A man who detonated a grenade was detained in Kropyvnytskyi; no one was injured, reports Kirovohrad Regional Military Administration.
Explosions occur in Kropyvnytskyi; authorities call for calm as police and emergency services respond. No air raid alert was issued in the city prior to the incident.
Explosions were reported in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovs'k region, without official confirmation; the Air Force warned of a potential ballistic threat in the region.
Russian troops attacked Kropyvnytskyi district with missiles and drones; air defense systems worked, no casualties or damage were reported. During the incident, Ukrainian defense forces destroyed 18 drones and one missile.
The emergency response centers are working in nine regions of Ukraine to eliminate the consequences of bad weather and snowfall, involving more than 1,000 rescuers and more than 300 units of equipment. We have provided assistance to 2.1 thousand people with about 900 pieces of equipment, and are restoring power supply to 1.8 thousand settlements
The bad weather resulted in snow drifts of up to 1. 5 meters in some places and hampered traffic in Odesa, Mykolaiv and other regions of Ukraine, with some roads closed. Mustafa Nayem, head of the State Agency for Reconstruction, said that strong winds were hampering road clearing, even though crews were working in an intensified mode
Due to severe weather conditions in Mykolaiv region, traffic on several highways, including M-13, H-24, R-75, R-75 and several T-15 highways, has been banned, as reported by the head of the region, Vitaliy Kim.