Archive · 18 Jan 2026
Russia and Ukraine Exchange Drone Attacks
Russia and Ukraine are fighting with drones.
Russia sent many drones to attack Ukraine, killing two people and hurting many others.
Ukraine also sent drones to Russia, causing power outages and hurting some people.
Both sides are trying to damage each other's energy systems.
Meanwhile, Ukraine is talking to the US about how to end the war and rebuild.
This war has been going on for nearly four years and is very serious.
There are also talks about fixing a big nuclear power plant that Russia has taken over.
Russia launched a massive drone attack on Ukraine, killing two people and wounding dozens, with over 1,300 drones, 1,050 guided aerial bombs, and 29 missiles used this week.
Ukrainian drone strikes damaged energy networks in Russia-occupied parts of southern Ukraine, leaving over 200,000 households without power in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that repairing the country's energy system remains challenging but efforts are being made to restore it quickly.
A Ukrainian delegation is in the US for talks on postwar security guarantees and economic recovery, with potential documents to be signed at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Repair works have begun on the backup power line connecting the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to the power grid under an IAEA-brokered ceasefire.
- Who
- Russian and Ukrainian forces, Ukrainian and Russian civilians
- What
- Exchange of drone attacks causing casualties and power outages
- When
- Overnight, with diplomatic talks occurring the same day
- Where
- Ukraine (Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Odesa regions) and Russia (North Ossetia, Krasnodar region)
- Why
- Part of ongoing conflict; diplomatic talks focus on security and post-war recovery
- Victims
- Two people killed, dozens wounded in Ukraine; two children and one adult wounded in Russia
- Regions Targeted in Ukraine
- Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Odesa
- Power Outages in Russia-Occupied Ukraine
- More than 200,000 households without power in Zaporizhzhia region
- Drones Used by Russia
- More than 1,300 drones, 1,050 guided aerial bombs, 29 missiles this week
- Diplomatic Context
- Ukrainian delegation in the US for talks on postwar security and economic recovery
- Conflict Duration
- Nearly four years
- Nuclear Plant Repairs
- Repair works started on backup power line for Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Sources
Russian overnight strikes kill 20-year-old woman in Kharkiv, injure civilians across northeastern Ukraine
Drone strike cuts power supply in Russia-held parts of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region
Two killed, dozens wounded in mass Russian drone attack on Ukraine: Zelenskiy
Two killed in mass Russian drone attack on Ukraine, Zelenskiy says
Drone strike cuts power supply in Russia-held parts of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region
How Russia Is Weaponising Winter Against Ukraine
2 Killed, Dozens Injured Overnight In Russian Drone Strikes Across Ukraine
