Russia Launched 120 Missiles, 90 Drones Targeting Ukraine's Infrastructure: Zelenskyy

Kyiv:  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russia launched 120 missiles and 90 drones in a large-scale attack across Ukraine, targeting its energy infrastructure.

Zelenskyy said Russia deployed various s of drones, including Shaheds, cruise, ballistic and aircraft-launched ballistic missiles. Ukrainian defense forces shot down 140 air targets, he said in a statement on Telegram.

combined drone and missile attack was most powerful in three months, according to he of Kyiv's City Military ministration Serhii Popko.

“ enemy's target was our energy infrastructure throughout Ukraine. Unfortunately, re is damage to objects from hits and falling debris. In Mykolaiv, as a result of a drone attack, two people were killed and six ors were injured, including two children.” Russian strikes have hammered Ukraine's power generation capacity since Moscow's all-out invasion of its neighbor in February 2022, prompting repeated emergency power shutdowns and nationwide rolling blackouts. Ukrainian officials have routinely urged Western allies to bolster country's air defenses to counter assaults and allow for repairs.

Explosions were heard across Ukraine on Sunday, including capital, Kyiv, key sourn port of Odesa, as well as country's west and central regions, according to local reports.

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