Dec 5, 2025 – Russia launches 653 drones and 51 missiles overnight, striking the Fastiv railway hub outside Kyiv and temporarily cutting external power at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant (the 11th such loss since the invasion began); Ukrainian air defenses intercept most weapons; US envoy Steve Witkoff says talks with Ukraine’s security council are constructive, while Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha warns that “no decisions to strengthen Ukraine can be delayed under the pretext of a peace process” [3]; President Vladimir Putin warns Ukrainian troops to withdraw from Donbas within the week [3].

Dec 6, 2025 – Russia conducts a massive overnight assault with over 650 drones and 50 missiles, Ukraine shoots down about 585 drones and 30 missiles, hitting energy infrastructure in 29 locations, causing Zaporizhzhia to briefly lose off‑site power and cutting heat and water to thousands in Odesa; a railway hub near Kyiv is hit; Russia’s defence ministry claims shooting down over a hundred Ukrainian drones; President Zelensky discusses the attack with US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and plans a meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London [8][13][14].

Dec 12‑13, 2025 – More than 1 million Ukrainian households lose electricity after Russia deploys over 450 drones, 30 missiles and hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, damaging substations in five regions and briefly cutting off‑site power at Zaporizhzhia before restoring it; President Zelensky reports the scale of the assault and US envoy Steve Witkoff prepares to meet him in Berlin to discuss a US‑backed peace plan [2]; the EU freezes €210 billion of Russian assets and debates loaning the funds to Ukraine [2].

Dec 14, 2025 – Russia bombards the Ukrainian power grid with over 450 drones and 30 missiles, leaving more than a million people without electricity amid freezing temperatures; Ukraine retaliates with a drone strike on Russia’s Saratov region, killing two civilians; Berlin is set to host high‑level peace meetings with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner; Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov says a cease‑fire will only follow Ukrainian withdrawals from parts of Donetsk [12].

Dec 23, 2025 – Russia launches 635 drones and 38 missiles in the ninth large‑scale attack on Ukraine’s energy system this year, killing three civilians including a 4‑year‑old and causing outages across 13 regions; DTEK calls it the seventh major strike on its plants since October, noting over 220 attacks on its facilities since the invasion began; Zelensky frames the strike as a clear signal of Russian priorities amid ongoing negotiations [11].

Jan 5, 2026 – A Russian Shahed‑type drone hits a Kyiv hospital, killing at least one patient and injuring others; President Zelensky confirms 165 drones were launched overnight, including 100 Shahed drones, and orders evacuation of the affected inpatient unit; Russia accuses Ukraine of targeting civilians while diplomatic talks continue with disagreements over territory and Zaporizhzhia plant control [7].

Jan 8, 2026 – Russian drone strikes knock out power across the entire Zaporizhzhia region and leave more than 600,000 households in Dnipropetrovsk without electricity; President Zelensky condemns the attacks as having “no military rationale,” warns of a possible new massive Russian strike, and urges citizens to heed air alerts [10]; the strikes occur amid U.S.-led diplomatic efforts nearly four years after the full‑scale invasion began [10].

Jan 9, 2026 – Russia fires more than 30 missiles and 339 drones overnight, cutting electricity to over 300,000 Kyiv homes and depriving more than a million people of water while targeting facilities in several regions; energy workers like veteran Oleksandr Adamov monitor control panels from protective steel capsules as sub‑zero temperatures persist; Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy reports 612 attacks on energy infrastructure in 2025, including 11 hydroelectric, 45 heat and power plants and 151 substations hit [4].

Jan 18, 2026 – Ukrainian drone strikes damage energy networks in Russian‑occupied southern Ukraine, leaving over 200,000 households without power in the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia and nearly 400 settlements cut off; a Ukrainian delegation arrives in the United States to advance a U.S.-led peace push, with officials indicating a possible signing of post‑war security and reconstruction documents at Davos the following week; under an IAEA‑brokered ceasefire, crews begin repairs on the backup 330‑kV line supplying the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant [9].

Jan 24, 2026 – Energy workers such as Oleksandr Adamov operate inside steel, sandbag‑lined capsules to monitor and repair power plants while missiles and drones approach, reflecting “dozens of Russian attacks” on facilities in recent months; Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy confirms 612 attacks in 2025 and notes 11 hydroelectric, 45 heat and power plants and 151 substations were hit, underscoring the relentless “weaponizing winter” campaign [4].

Feb 3, 2026 – Russia launches a record‑high missile and drone barrage, firing over 70 ballistic and cruise missiles and 450 drones at energy sites in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa and other cities; Ukraine intercepts 38 missiles, while NATO urges allies to “dig deep in their stockpiles” and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte pledges “hard power” support; DTEK calls the strike the ninth major attack since October and warns it may breach Geneva Convention protections for civilian infrastructure [1].

Feb 3, 2026 – After a brief cease‑fire prompted by a Trump appeal, Russia resumes a massive assault with about 450 long‑range drones and 70 missiles, hitting power‑grid locations in –20 °C weather and injuring civilians in five regions; NATO Secretary‑General Mark Rutte arrives in Kyiv, pledging unwavering alliance assistance as three‑way negotiations begin in Abu Dhabi; US envoy Steve Witkoff and former President’s son‑in‑law Jared Kushner are slated to join the Abu Dhabi talks, while Ukraine denounces the attacks as genocidal [6].

Feb 2026 onward (future) – The Abu Dhabi peace negotiations, involving Ukraine, Russia, the United States and other partners, continue throughout February, with expectations that a post‑war security framework could be finalized and possibly signed at the upcoming Davos summit the following week, as indicated by Ukrainian officials [9][6].