#Civilian casualties

Reports circulating in Ukrainian and regional monitoring channels claim that Russia has deployed 24 Iskander-M1 missile systems around Ukraine, theoretically capable of launching up to 96 long-range cruise missiles in a single salvo. While the figures sound alarming, defense analysts caution that the real threat—and its novelty—requires closer examination.

Russia’s latest missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which targeted critical substations and nuclear facilities, have left thousands without power, water, and heating, further escalating the country’s ongoing energy crisis amid subzero temperatures, Ukrainian officials reported on January 20.