Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russian forces launched nearly 500 drones, including many Shaheds, and 40 missiles such as Kinzhals targeting Kyiv's energy facilities and civilian infrastructure since last night through 9:45 AM UTC on December 27, 2025, causing hits on residential buildings, a missing person under rubble, and electricity and heating outages in some districts. Zelenskyy reported rescuers searching for a person trapped under rubble in a residential building, ongoing firefighting efforts, and repair crews starting work at some energy facilities while others remain in shelters awaiting the end of air raid alerts, according to his official Telegram post shared this morning. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys noted hundreds of drones and missiles struck Kyiv and Ukraine overnight during the Christmas season. These developments follow Ukrenergo-ordered emergency power shutdowns in Kyiv between 7:45 AM and 8:45 AM UTC, leaving over 2,600 residential buildings without heat, as announced by DTEK and Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Earlier strikes between 5:15 AM and 7:45 AM injured eight people including a 16-year-old child across seven districts. In related news, the Russian Volunteer Corps reported its commander Denis WhiteRex Kapustin was killed overnight on the Zaporizhzhia axis, reportedly by an FPV drone strike, according to wartranslated on X.
