On the night of January 2, Russian troops launched a massive attack on Zaporizhzhia with strike drones. Dozens of buildings were damaged, and a shopping center caught fire, according to Ivan Fedorov,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized Russia for targeting public services, calling it "weaponizing winter."

A woman was killed, and another person was wounded in Zaporizhzhia as a result of a Russian attack on Vilniansk. — Ukrinform.

Russia has hammered Ukraine with persistent attacks on its critical energy infrastructure, and is invested in cutting off Kyiv's access to power. Ukrainian officials said more than 170,000 people had lost power in just the country's southern Odesa region as of Wednesday morning.

Russian strikes late on Wednesday knocked out power supplies almost entirely in two regions of southeastern Ukraine, the energy ministry said.

Deteriorating weather conditions create additional stress on critical infrastructure. We are working to minimize the consequences of bad weather,” said the

Russia's foreign minister said Ukraine had attacked the Russian president's state residence with drones, while Kyiv called the accusation a lie.

Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts on 8 January killed three people and injured at least 11, including two children. Source: Ivan Fedorov, Head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration;