In all, 25 locations across Ukraine, including the capital city Kyiv, were hit, leaving many areas without electricity and heating. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Telegram that major energy facilities were damaged in the Poltava, Kharkiv and Kyiv regions, and work was under way to restore power.

Ukrainian soldiers said the use of medium-range drones has become more common as key targets move farther back.

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Kyiv’s long-range drone attacks have frequently targeted Russian oil refineries in an attempt to curb Moscow’s wartime revenue. In contrast, Ukrainian and Western officials accuse Russia of deliberately crippling Ukraine’s power grid to deprive civilians of electricity, heating, and water — a strategy they describe as the weaponisation of winter.

At least two people have been killed in a drone attack in Ukraine’s Odesa region, according to Ukrainian authorities.

Overnight Russian strikes targeting the eastern city of Dnipro killed two women and injured at least 12 civilians, including two children, as Moscow continues to show no desire to end its invasion of Ukraine,