Shelling damaged an important energy facility in Chernihiv Oblast, disconnecting subscribers in Novgorod-Siverskyi, Koryukivskyi and Chernihivskyi districts, according to oblenergo reports cited by a local Telegram channel between 6:16 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. UTC on December 29, 2025. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Ukraine of targeting President Vladimir Putin's state residence in Novgorod Oblast with more than 90 drones overnight on December 29, claiming all were shot down, as stated in an X post by Nexta_tv referenced in the same Chernihiv Telegram update during the 29-minute reporting window. Lavrov's accusation follows a Russian Defense Ministry summary reporting 89 drones shot down overnight, including 18 over Novgorod Oblast, according to the Telegram channel citing the ministry update. The remarks occur amid earlier Kremlin statements that Putin informed U.S. President Donald Trump of the Novgorod incident during two phone calls on December 29, per TASS reports cited in prior briefings.
