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British Defense Minister John Healey has announced the allocation of an additional half a billion pounds ($681.4 million) to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense.

The government is launching a mechanism for providing interest-free loans to citizens who are forced to move to a new place of residence due to emergency situations to help them return to normal life faster and ensure household stability for families.

On the night of Thursday, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 24 Iskander-M/S-300 ballistic missiles, one Kh-59/69 guided air missile, and 219 strike UAVs; air defenses shot down/suppressed 213 aerial targets, while 9 missiles and 19 strike UAVs scored hits at 13 locations, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha condemned Russia’s massive nighttime attack on Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odessa and called for increased pressure on Moscow to force it to engage in diplomacy and de-escalation.

Almost 2,600 high-rise buildings in the capital were left without heat after a massive attack last night, due to damage to critical infrastructure, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to announce plans for a presidential election and referendum on February 24, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing Ukrainian and European officials involved in the planning.

The State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in cooperation with the Office of the Prosecutor General and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has eliminated a scheme to evade mobilization at the Main Military Clinical Hospital of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the SBU reported on Wednesday.

Russia attacked an infrastructure facility in Zaporizhia on Tuesday evening, leaving some residents without electricity, Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration head Ivan Fedorov has said.

In Kyiv, 105 units of special equipment and 400 municipal workers are carrying out de-icing and clearing roads and sidewalks from snow, the press service of the Kyiv City State Administration (KCSA) has said.

Director General of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS) Maksym Dotsenko and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiha have discussed assistance to communities and children.