Russia launches large-scale missile attack targeting Ukraine’s power facilities

Russia on Sunday launched its biggest missile attacks in recent times when it targeted Ukraine’s power facilities with blasts being heard from different corners of the country.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed Russia launched approximately 120 missiles and 90 drones during the attack.

“A massive combined attack targeted all regions of Ukraine. Overnight and this morning, Russian terrorists used various types of drones, including Shaheds, as well as cruise, ballistic, and aeroballistic missiles—Zircons, Iskanders, and Kinzhals, he wrote on X.

Zelenskyy said his country’s air defence system destroyed over 140 aerial targets.

“The enemy’s target was our energy infrastructure across Ukraine. Unfortunately, some facilities sustained damage from direct hits and falling debris,” the Ukrainian President posted on X.

“In Mykolaiv, a drone attack killed two people and injured six others, including two children. My deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims. As of now, some areas remain without power, but all necessary forces are working to mitigate the consequences and restore the infrastructure,” he said.

Zelenskyy recently said that Russia’s ongoing war against his country will ‘end sooner’ once US President Donald Trump becomes President next year.

“Of course the war will be over sooner with the policy of this team, who will now govern the White House,” Zelenskyy was quoted as saying to Suspilne as reported by Pravda.

“That is their approach, their pledge to their society, and it is very important for them too,” he said.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy extended his congratulations to Donald Trump following his victory in the 2024 US presidential election.

In the nearly 1,000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, thousands of civilians have been killed, the country’s energy capacity is on the brink of collapse and drones terrify communities on the frontline, the UN’s top aid official in the country said on Friday

Speaking in Geneva, Matthias Schmale described the anguish felt by Ukrainians as the war grinds on: “As we are not only approaching winter but also the sad 1,000-day mark since the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion in 2022, we are of course thinking of the more than 12,000 people who have been killed.”

“To date, civilian infrastructure has been decimated with over 2,000 attacks now on healthcare facilities and two million damaged homes.”

Almost four in 10 people in Ukraine need humanitarian assistance but one of the most pressing concerns is for people living in high-rise buildings who face their third consecutive freezing winter, because of “systematic attacks” on energy infrastructure.