Russia is engaged in a massive missile and drone attack targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure and explosions were occurring in cities across the country.

Russia has launched a "massive strike" on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, Kyiv's energy minister has claimed. Huge explosions were seen in several cities across the country, with Herman Halushchenko alleging that the Russian strikes were "taking place all over Ukraine ."

Russia launched a new non-nuclear ballistic missile with medium range on Ukraine’s Dnipro region on Thursday, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said in a televised statement, marking another significant escalation in the 1,