On the night of January 5, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv, Poltava, and the energy infrastructure of the Kyiv region with drones. Slavutych Mayor Yuriy Fomichev confirmed strikes on the city's energy facilities; the extent of the damage is being assessed.
Kyiv region police are investigating animal cruelty. An 18-year-old girl threw a kitten against a wall, filming it on video, and now the animals are receiving help at a veterinary clinic.
A resident of Kyiv region has been notified of suspicion of inflicting grievous bodily harm that led to the death of a man. The grandson reported the death of his grandfather, trying to conceal the crime.
Overnight, the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP lost power from one of its high-voltage lines as a result of hostilities. Russian shelling has repeatedly damaged the ZNPP's power lines, causing 12 blackouts at the plant.
In the Obukhiv district of Kyiv region, two private houses, a garage, and two cars were damaged as a result of a night drone attack on January 3. There were no casualties among the population, and critical infrastructure facilities were not affected.
On January 2, snow fell in five regions of Ukraine, up to 8 cm in places. State roads are passable, 454 units of special equipment and 550 workers are involved.
Russia attacked energy infrastructure in Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia regions. In Odesa region, more than 11,000 consumers remain without electricity after previous attacks.
On December 31, in Horodyshche, Cherkasy region, a gas cylinder explosion caused a fire in a residential building. Two women sustained burns, one of whom was hospitalized.
Odesa was attacked by enemy UAVs on the holiday night, several explosions were recorded. Air raid sirens also sounded in Kyiv region, where air defense was operating.
President Zelenskyy has appointed Oleksiy Semeniuk as the head of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission. This happened after the dismissal of Ruslan Magomedov, who had headed the commission since 2021.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made 25 working trips across Ukraine in a year, focusing on the security situation, especially in frontline regions. He visited Kyiv, Donetsk, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Sumy, Odesa, and other regions.
All regions of Ukraine will face hourly power outages and power restrictions for industry on January 1. This is a consequence of Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, and the situation may change.
In 2025, Ukraine's energy system was supplemented with 423 MW of new balancing capacity thanks to Ukrenergo's special auctions. The largest share is accounted for by energy storage facilities (398 MW) and gas piston units (25 MW).
In 2025, Russians used over 60,000 guided aerial bombs, about 2,400 missiles, and over 100,000 drones. Air raid alerts sounded at least 19,033 times across Ukraine.
The prosecutor's office secured a guilty verdict for the organizer and accomplices of an underground production of counterfeit coffee, who caused damages exceeding UAH 500,000. The perpetrators received 5 years of imprisonment with a probationary period, and six cars were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the Kyiv region, a family was poisoned by carbon monoxide due to a faulty gas water heater and lack of ventilation. A 45-year-old couple and their 4-year-old daughter were affected; the mother and child have been hospitalized.
Russia again attacked energy facilities in several regions of Ukraine, causing blackouts in five regions, including over 170,000 consumers in Odesa region and thousands in Brovary district of Kyiv region. Bad weather also left part of the residents of Khmelnytskyi and Ternopil regions without electricity.
In Vyshhorod, Kyiv region, electricity supply has been fully restored after almost 100 hours of absence. Energy workers restored light for 356,500 families in 46 settlements of Kyiv region.
During the night, the enemy again attacked Bila Tserkva, injuring a man born in 1964 and causing an acute stress reaction in a woman born in 1977. Two multi-story residential buildings were damaged, with broken windows and mangled balconies.
On the night of December 31, the enemy attacked the Kyiv region with drones. In Bila Tserkva, an apartment building was damaged, windows were blown out and balconies from the first to the sixth floor were damaged, explosions thundered in Kyiv.
As a result of enemy shelling in Chernihiv region, more than 75,000 consumers are without electricity, and settlements in Kharkiv and Sumy regions are also de-energized. Due to large-scale destruction, there are no blackout schedules on the left bank of Kyiv, Kyiv region, and Odesa region.
In Vyshhorod, Kyiv region, SES specialists installed and connected powerful generators near residential buildings. This will ensure an uninterrupted supply of electricity, light, and heat to residents.
Law enforcement officers exposed a group of individuals who illegally used trademarks of international companies, selling counterfeit equipment. More than 4,000 units of counterfeit products were seized, and the preliminary damage to the companies exceeds UAH 30 million.
Under the state affordable mortgage program "eOselia", 22. 5 thousand Ukrainian families have purchased housing. Of these, 7,642 Ukrainians used the program in 2025, receiving preferential mortgages totaling UAH 14.56 billion.
In Kyiv Oblast, energy workers continue to eliminate the consequences of Saturday's attack. Emergency blackouts continue in Boryspil and Brovary districts, and more than 9,000 families in Vyshhorod district remain without electricity.
Snow is observed in most regions of Ukraine, in some places up to 30 cm. The situation is difficult in Prykarpattia, traffic on the R-24 highway is blocked, and traffic on the T-02-3 highway in Vinnytsia region is complicated.
After large-scale Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, over 9,000 consumers in Kyiv region remain without electricity. The Ministry of Energy and NEC "Ukrenergo" reported on the implementation of blackout schedules and emergency blackouts on the left bank of Kyiv and in certain districts of Kyiv region.
On December 29, power outages will continue in Ukraine due to Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. Restrictions will affect Kyiv, Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, according to DTEK.
In Brovary, Kyiv region, one person died and another was hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator. The incident occurred in an apartment building where the generator was operating in the basement.
In Ukraine, due to bad weather, roads are snow-covered in 9 regions and wet in 12, but passage on state-level roads is ensured. To ensure passage, 1312 units of equipment and 1484 workers have been deployed.
