Even countries with better air defenses can’t stop every Shahed – Ukraine knows how, Zelenskyy says
President calls on Europe to expand domestic air defense production as Iranian-designed threats spread.
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The numbers behind Ukraine’s worst winter since the full-scale invasion: 19,000 drones, 14,670 bombs, 738 missiles
Zelenskyy says Russia made no attempt to justify deliberate strikes on civilian critical infrastructure.
Russian bombs kill four in one village, rescuers dig for four more in another
Aerial bombs destroyed two homes in Zaporizhzhia district, killing four people including a child among the injured, while in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast up to four people may remain trapped under rubble from a separate strike.
Russian drone kills father and three toddlers in Kharkiv Oblast home
The children's mother, 35 weeks pregnant, survived with blast injuries and burns.
Zelenskyy publicly criticizes air defense—but problem runs deeper than personnel, says expert
Ukraine lacks radar to track drones in clouds.
From Hong Kong to Panama: six countries caught in Ukraine’s new sanctions dragnet over Russian missile parts
Zelenskyy's two decrees target a Russian bank branch in Shanghai, companies in the UAE and Georgia, Kyrgyz citizens, and a Panamanian entity, all allegedly involved in funneling components or cash to Russia's weapons manufacturers.
Ukraine’s nuclear plants have the power — the grid damaged by Russia still can’t carry it
Ukrenergo reported that atomic generation remains partially offloaded because damaged high-voltage substations cannot handle the output, as another 101-drone barrage from five directions hit overnight on 8 February.
Zelenskyy shakes up Air Force units after Russian drones punch through defenses
Defense Minister Fedorov tasked with overseeing counter-drone improvements.
Kindergarten, school, railway’s warming shelter among Russia’s overnight targets as Trump-pushed Abu Dhabi talks enter day two (PHOTOS)
Russian forces launched 183 drones two ballistic, hitting railway infrastructure and energy systems. A female station duty officer in Shostka district was injured walking to her shift.
Over 1,100 Kyiv apartment buildings remain without heat after Russia’s 3 February strike on thermal power plant
Ukrainian officials say the Darnytsia combined heat and power plant suffered severe damage in Russia's overnight attack, with Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba reporting that 63 additional repair crews are now working in the worst-affected districts.
Trump praises Ukraine-Russia talks as “doing very well” as Russian missiles knock out heat to thousands of Ukrainian homes during Arctic-level cold snap
The overnight attack on 3 February was already underway when the US President addressed reporters, with temperatures across Ukraine dropping past -20°C.
171 drones, 1 ballistic missile, 4 injured: Russia’s overnight assault leaves Cherkasy counting damage
The 14 drones that slipped through air defense, along with a ballistic missile from Crimea, struck eight locations in the oblast, igniting fires visible across the regional capital.
EW doesn’t work on these Russian drones. Expert: Request Starlink “kill switch”
Russia found a way to make Shaheds unjammable. The irony: they're using Ukraine's own advantage.
1,676 high-rises in Kyiv still lack heating after Russia’s winter attacks
In Kyiv, nearly 1,700 apartment apartment blocks remain without heating following a series of Russian missile and drone…
Zelenskyy: Russia’s ballistic missile surge leaves Patriots as Ukraine’s only defense
PURL initiative and timely deliveries critical to Ukraine's winter survival.
Kyiv woke up cold and dark again after Russia fired 300+ more drones, dozens of missiles at power facilities (MAP)
Ukrainian forces reported intercepting hundreds of aerial threats during the overnight attack.
Russia aims to strike Ukraine with up to 1000 long-range drones per day in 2026, says Syrskyi
General Oleksandr Syrskyi said Russia currently manufactures over 400 Shaheds a day and intends to more than double that figure.
Russia continues daily strikes on Kyiv’s power infrastructure as –15°C frosts persist
Ukrainian officials reported that 113 drones and missiles were launched overnight on 14 January, with at least 13 impact sites across the country.
Russia launches 150+ drones at Ukraine’s power grid during freezing night, most shot down
Drones targeted infrastructure across the country, including in Kharkiv, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhzhia, and Rivne oblasts.
Russian drones black out Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia with -20°C freeze looming (MAP)
The attacks halted operations at two major steel plants, disrupted mobile networks, and left homes without power, heat, and water, as crews raced to restore critical services.