A residential constructing is broken after a Russian air strike throughout a heavy snow storm in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.
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KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian drone strike sparked a fireplace at an oil depot in Russia’s southern Volgograd area, officers mentioned Saturday, after Russia launched a strong hypersonic missile together with drones and different weapons that disrupted Kyiv’s energy provide and heating.
There have been no instant experiences of casualties, Volgograd Gov. Andrei Bocharov was quoted as saying in a Telegram publish revealed on the channel of the native administration. The publish didn’t specify the harm, however mentioned that individuals dwelling close to the depot might should be evacuated.
Ukraine’s Normal Workers mentioned Saturday it had struck the Zhutovskaya oil depot in a single day. In a press release on Telegram, it mentioned the depot is supplying gas to Russian forces, including that harm was being assessed.
Ukraine’s long-range drone strikes on Russian vitality websites goal to deprive Moscow of the oil export income it must pursue its full-scale invasion. Russia desires to cripple the Ukrainian energy grid, searching for to disclaim civilians entry to warmth, gentle and operating water in what Kyiv officers say is an try to “weaponize winter.”
Saturday’s assault got here the day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with a whole bunch of drones and dozens of missiles in a single day into Friday, based on Ukrainian officers, killing at the very least 4 individuals within the capital. For under the second time within the almost 4-year-old battle, it used a strong new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a transparent warning to Kyiv’s NATO allies.
The extraordinary barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile adopted experiences of main progress in talks between Ukraine and its allies on easy methods to defend the nation from additional Moscow aggression if a U.S.-led peace deal is struck.
Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the U.N. secretary-general, mentioned Friday’s assaults “have resulted in significant civilian casualties and deprived millions of Ukrainians of essential services, including electricity, heating and water at a time of acute humanitarian need.”
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko mentioned warmth provide can be absolutely restored in Kyiv by the tip of Saturday.
She mentioned areas on the best financial institution of the Dnieper River would progressively raise emergency blackouts and return to scheduled outages. However resuming energy provide on the left financial institution, the place Russian assaults had been concentrated, is extra difficult as a consequence of vital harm to the facility grid, she added.
Russia’s Protection Ministry mentioned Saturday that its forces used aviation, drones, missiles and artillery to strike Ukrainian vitality amenities and fuel-storage depots.
Russia struck Ukraine with 121 drones and one Iskander-M ballistic missile, based on the Ukrainian air drive. It mentioned 94 drones had been shot down.
Individually, the Russian Protection Ministry mentioned 59 Ukrainian drones had been neutralized in a single day over Russia and occupied Crimea.
Ukraine’s navy mentioned that in addition to the oil depot in Volgograd, it had struck a drone storage facility belonging to a unit of Russia’s nineteenth Motor Rifle Division in Zaporizhzhia, southern Ukraine, in addition to a drone command and management level close to the jap metropolis of Pokrovsk.
