Russian forces have carried out strikes on energy facilities and port infrastructure used by the Ukrainian military, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday (January 8), citing the Defence Ministry.

Reuters confirmed the location of the video by the road layout, courtyard layout, house and utility poles which matched satellite imagery. The date when the video was filmed could not be independently verified.

The agencies added that Russian troops had taken control of the village of Bratske in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region. Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield report.

Ukraine said Russian strikes plunged two southeastern regions into near-total blackout overnight.

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VIDEO SHOWS: VIDEO RELEASED BY RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY SHOWING VILLAGE OF BRATSKE, RUSSIAN SOLDIER

VERIFIED BY:

-Road layout, courtyard layout, houses and utility poles matched satellite imagery

-Date could not be independently verified

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SHOWS: BRATSKE, DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, UKRAINE (RELEASED JANUARY 8, 2026) (RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY – Must not obscure logo) (MUTE)

1. AERIAL FOOTAGE OF VILLAGE, RUSSIAN FLAG OUTSIDE BUILDING

2. (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) ROAD IN VILLAGE / RUSSIAN SOLDIER