Russian forces attacked Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa with ballistic missiles and drones early Thursday morning, Feb. 12, local authorities reported.
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that both residential and non-residential buildings were damaged in the capital.
A private house was initially reported hit in the Darnytskyi district. Missiles struck non-residential facilities in the Holosiivskyi and Desnianskyi districts, while debris fell near two residential buildings in the Dniprovskyi district.
“Two people were injured in the capital as a result of the enemy’s night attack. One was hospitalized in serious condition, while the other received outpatient treatment,” Klitschko wrote at 7:33 a.m.
Powerful explosions were also reported in Dnipro, according to Suspilne correspondents.
At 7:30 a.m., Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration (OVA) head Oleksandr Ganzha said Russia had launched a massive missile and drone attack on the city and surrounding region.
Four people were injured in Dnipro, including a boy less than a month old, who was hospitalized in moderate condition.
Several fires broke out, damaging infrastructure, private homes, and cars.
Russian drones also struck the Synelnykovsky district, including the Rozdorska and Vasylkivska communities, where infrastructure facilities and a kindergarten were damaged.
In the Odesa region, OVA head Oleh Kiper reported that Russian strike drones hit civilian and energy infrastructure.
An apartment building’s facade and roof were damaged. Fires broke out at a market and in a supermarket, windows were shattered in nearby buildings, and 15 private cars caught fire.
Emergency services are working at the sites to eliminate the consequences.
The State Emergency Service (DSNS) said a nine-story residential building was damaged in Odesa, with a fire breaking out on the upper floors. Rescuers quickly extinguished the blaze.
“Due to the enemy attack, energy infrastructure was damaged, fires erupted in market pavilions and a supermarket, windows were broken in surrounding buildings, and cars were damaged,” the DSNS said, noting that firefighters worked under extremely difficult conditions due to repeated air-raid alerts.
According to preliminary data, one person was injured. DSNS psychologists provided assistance to 23 residents affected by the attack.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, since 6 p.m. on Feb. 11, Russia launched 24 Iskander-M/S-300 ballistic missiles, one Kh-59/69 guided aircraft missile, and 219 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas attack UAVs and other types of drones - about 150 of them Shaheds.
“The main directions of the attack were Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Odesa,” the report said.
The air assault was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare and unmanned systems units, as well as mobile fire groups of Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
As of 9 a.m., air defenses had shot down or suppressed 213 aerial targets:
- 15 Iskander-M/S-300 ballistic missiles;
- 1 Kh-59/69 guided aircraft missile;
- 197 Shahed, Gerbera, Italmas UAVs and drones of other types.
Hits from nine missiles and 19 strike UAVs were recorded at 13 locations, while debris from downed targets fell at 14 sites.
Russian forces attacked a DTEK thermal power plant again on Thursday, the company reported.
“Russia attacked the DTEK thermal power plant again. The strike caused significant damage to the plant’s equipment,” the statement said.
DTEK noted that this was the eleventh massive attack on its thermal power plants since October 2025. In total, since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, DTEK’s thermal power plants have been attacked more than 220 times.
President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to the overnight attack, saying on Telegram that repair crews and rescuers are continuing to work at the sites of Russian strikes.
“As of now, it is known that two people have died as a result of this attack. My condolences to their families and loved ones. More than ten people have been injured,” he wrote.
According to Zelensky, the main targets were energy facilities in Kyiv, Odesa, and Dnipro, including generation plants and substations. Damage was also reported in the Kharkiv, Donetsk, Kyiv, and Kherson regions.
A drone hit a DSNS building in Kramatorsk.
“The situation in the capital is difficult: many homes remain without heat,” Zelensky added.
Klitschko said that Russia’s massive attack left 3,700 buildings without heating, affecting about 107,000 families who were also temporarily without electricity.
He added that nearly 2,600 residential buildings - high-rises on both the left and right banks of the city - remain without heat due to damage to critical infrastructure. This is in addition to more than 1,100 high-rise buildings in the Desnianskyi and Darnytskyi districts that are still without heating following previous shelling.
Municipal services are working to restore heat supplies. However, due to critical damage to the Darnytskyi CHP plant, it is currently impossible to provide coolant to these buildings.
Zelensky stressed that Patriot systems are the most effective defense against Russian ballistic missiles and said supplies of interceptor missiles are needed daily.
“I thank all the countries contributing to the PURL program. Everything included in the air defense program must arrive faster. I thank the leaders who understand this and are helping,” he added.
This news story will be updated as more information becomes available.