Amidst extreme winter conditions impacting drone operations, Ukraine reported drone and artillery strikes on Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region, injuring three, and a rocket strike in Kharkiv. The Russian-occupied city of Sevastopol on the Crimean Peninsula was targeted by a Ukrainian drone attack overnight, with air defenses reportedly shooting down 26 drones; one fatality and one injury were reported, along with minor property damage. Meanwhile, defense ministers from Germany, France, Poland, Italy, and the UK (E5 group) convened in Krakow, Poland, to discuss hybrid threats and the war in Ukraine, with Sweden announcing a new military aid package worth approximately 1.3 billion euros, including air defense systems, drones, and long-range missiles. The severe winter has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis, with nearly 13 million people in Ukraine requiring assistance due to destroyed energy infrastructure leaving homes with minimal heating.