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Source: United Nations – United Nations –
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January 5, 2026 Peace and security
Fighting in Ukraine over the weekend has left dozens of civilian casualties, including children, and left many without power in sub-zero temperatures.
At least six civilians were killed and dozens injured in an airstrike in Kharkiv. Residential buildings and medical facilities were damaged, and part of the city was left without electricity, water, and gas. In Kyiv and the Kyiv region, overnight attacks on January 5 also resulted in civilian deaths and injuries. Many residential buildings in the region were damaged, and several thousand households remain without power. Humanitarian workers are supporting those in need in Kharkiv and Kyiv.
Attacks resulting in civilian casualties and damage to critical infrastructure were also reported in the Chernihiv, Donetsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions. Scheduled power outages continue across the country, Ukraine's state-owned power grid operator reported on Monday.
On January 2, local authorities announced the mandatory evacuation of over 3,000 children and their families from frontline areas in the Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhia regions. Evacuations are also ongoing in the Donetsk region.
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