An air raid alert was issued this morning across Ukraine, a massive Russian missile attack. Energy infrastructure in Lviv was also hit. Kiev: “Massive Russian attack, energy inf

Russia launched a large-scale missile attack on Wednesday, some slamming into energy facilities that caused power losses in several regions of the country, officials said.

According to Kiev's claims, the Ukrainian armed forces carried out the “most massive” attack of the war on Tuesday. In a statement, the Ukrainian General Staff said: “Ukrainian defense forces carried out the most massive strikes against military targets

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned allies that the defense of his nation is a litmus test for broader Western resolve.

Russia's military on Tuesday said it would retaliate against Ukraine after Kyiv attacked Russian regions by firing six U.S.-made ATACMS ballistic missiles, six UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles and launching one of the biggest drone attacks to date.

Ukrainian forces used missiles and drones on Tuesday to target sensitive military and energy sites across Russia.

Officials in several Russian regions, some hundreds of kilometres from the border, reported strikes overnight.