Ukrainian cities primarily rely on Soviet-era centralized heating systems, which are prone to widespread paralysis if energy infrastructure is targeted.
Wearing coats indoors and crafting makeshift heaters from bricks and candles are among the resourceful methods Ukrainians are employing to survive a winter marked by power outages.
Several Russian unmanned aerial vehicles, believed to be Geran and BM-35 models, operated for hours over the Ukrainian capital's skies without being intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses.
President Zelensky said Russia launched over 3,000 glide bombs and unmanned aerial vehicles into Ukraine in one week, asking allies to increase air defense missile aid.
Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking a hotel in a Russian-controlled area of Kherson, while Kyiv accuses Moscow of continuous assaults on power infrastructure.
A clash between a group of Ukrainian service members and intelligence officers in the capital city of Kyiv reportedly exposed their location, leading to a long-range drone attack by Russia.
