Kryvyi Rih
Ukraine's power grid remains in short supply as emergency aid from Europe arrives in the morning, and from 18:00 to 22:00, consumption for businesses and industry may be restricted due to damage caused by Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian power plants.
The UK is providing nearly £150 million to support Ukraine's energy sector and help rebuild, protect and restore its energy system.
Three children, aged 6, 8 and 14, were killed in a Russian attack on Dnipropetrovs'k region. A total of nine people were killed and 25 others were wounded
Due to significant damage to energy facilities and a drop in temperatures, restrictions were imposed on industry to meet consumer needs using electricity generated domestically, imports, and emergency aid from neighboring countries.
Rocket attacks in the Dnipropetrovs'k region killed 8 people, wounded 29 and caused significant damage to residential buildings in several towns.
Russia's terrorist attack on Dnipro destroyed several floors of a residential building and damaged a train station, causing casualties; Zelenskyy emphasized the need to defeat Russian terror and called on partners to provide air defense systems to shoot down all enemy missiles.
Rocket attacks in Ukraine resulted in 15 wounded in Dnipro, 3 wounded in Kryvyi Rih, 3 wounded in Synelnykove, including 2 children, and tragically, one 8-year-old child died in hospital.
Due to russian aggression, a five-story building in Dnipro is on fire, with possible casualties under the rubble. The Kryvyi Rih and Synelnyk districts were also affected, resulting in the death of one woman.
The Russian army shelled Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovs'k region with artillery three times and used drones 10 times, damaging an infrastructure facility, an agricultural enterprise, nine private houses, three outbuildings, two garages, a power line, and a car.
Due to Russian attacks and cold weather, Ukraine is facing electricity shortages, which have resulted in consumption restrictions for business and industry from 6 to 10 pm, with the exception of critical infrastructure and defense enterprises, while households in Kharkiv region continue to experience power outages.
In Dnipropetrovs'k region, Russian forces attacked with drones at night: one drone was shot down over Kryvyi Rih district and four hit Nikopol district, damaging two houses and a car in a village, but causing no casualties.
Power outage schedules were extended in Kharkiv region and consumption restrictions were imposed on industrial consumers in Kryvyi Rih, while more than 800 consumers in Sumy and Kharkiv regions were left without gas supply due to shelling.
Russian occupants twice attacked the communities of Nikopol and Zelenodolsk in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro region, using drones.
A 30-year-old drunken man was served a notice of suspicion of committing hooliganism near the Heroes Memorial in Kryvyi Rih. The journalist reported that the suspicion was announced to the man "who urinated on the Cubes of Memory".
The weather caused a power outage in 130 settlements in 3 regions of Ukraine, including a mine with 135 employees underground in Donetsk Oblast, which has now been brought to the surface, and 2,500 consumers in 19 settlements in Chernihiv Oblast due to shelling.
At night, 1 hostile Shahed UAV was shot down in Kryvyi Rih district, with no artillery or rocket attacks, and power supply was restored after weather-related interruptions.
Russians struck Nikopol district of Dnipropetrovs'k region, damaging houses, greenhouses, vehicles and power lines.
Due to the extreme weather conditions in Kryvyi Rih, most of the city's residents were left without electricity, but thanks to DTEK's efforts, 145,000 households have already had their power restored.
A severe storm in the Dnipropetrovs'k region caused damage to houses, tore off roofs and cut off power to several districts, with Dniprovsky and Kryvyi Rih districts being the most affected.
In Kryvyi Rih, an emergency power outage was carried out throughout the city, hospitals and critical infrastructure facilities were switched to generators, and power supply is expected to be restored in a few hours.
Due to the bad weather, 36 settlements in Zhytomyr and Khmelnytsky regions were cut off from power, and there are blackouts and restrictions in several regions, including Kharkiv, where hourly outages affected about 240,000 consumers.
At the meeting with the Baltic ministers, Ukraine's Interior Minister discussed security issues such as attacks on infrastructure, mining, migration, arms trafficking, and protecting schools, while the partners viewed the destruction caused by the Russian invasion using virtual reality and pledged support in the form of funds, equipment, training, and reconstruction efforts until Ukraine's victory.
Electricity consumption was limited in Kharkiv region and for industry in Kryvyi Rih, renewable electricity production was also restricted, and surplus electricity was transferred to Poland.
Ukrainian defenders withstood 81 combat engagements, repelling most attacks in the Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka sectors, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A 28-year-old woman was injured by shrapnel after Ukrainian air defense shot down an enemy missile over Kryvyi Rih.
The Ukrainian Air Force warned of a missile threat in the direction of Kryvyi Rih and enemy tactical aircraft activity in the east.
Ukraine is limiting electricity consumption in Kharkiv and Dnipro regions, importing and exporting electricity to neighboring countries, and repairing the effects of enemy shelling of energy infrastructure.
In Kryvyi Rih, a fire broke out at a power plant due to the wreckage of a downed drone, causing a partial blackout until 3 am. At the moment, there are only isolated outages at some facilities.
A critical infrastructure facility caught fire and two private homes were damaged in Dnipropetrovs'k region as a result of russian drone attacks.
A fire broke out at an energy facility in Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovs'k region, due to the wreckage of a downed russian drone, but it was contained without casualties.