Eleanor Beardsley

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Kyiv.

The main targets were the central and southern regions in Kyiv.

Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klitschko said more than a thousand apartment buildings in several districts were left without heating.

The overnight temperature in Kyiv was minus four degrees Fahrenheit.

President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram that, quote, taking advantage of the coldest days of winter to terrorize people is more important for Russia than using diplomacy.

Zelensky reiterated that the war cannot be ended without pressure on Russia.

He said Ukraine can be protected from attacks by the timely delivery of air defense missiles.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Kyiv.

Some 43 percent of Ukrainians do not believe the war with Russia will end in 2026, up 14 percent from December.

This, according to a poll out Tuesday by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology.

65% of respondents said they are determined to endure the war for as long as necessary, compared with 54% in March 2025.

The rising numbers indicate skepticism about President Trump's ongoing peace talks.

Russia has so far refused to back down from its maximalist demands and continues to strike Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure.

Last week, Russia struck a passenger train killing five people, and yesterday, a Russian drone strike on a bus killed 15 miners.

Trump said nothing about these attacks.

Eleanor Beersley, NPR News, Kyiv.

Ice parties are the latest way Ukrainians are coming together to survive Russia's onslaught, with barbecues and disc jockeys along the frozen Dnieper River and on Kyiv's massive reservoir.

They're also racing and spinning their cars and dune buggies along the vast expanse of ice.

The temps are frigid, but the sun is bright.

Anton Kucharenko says he came out to forget the war.