The Russian missiles sought out targets from the Lviv region in western Ukraine near Poland to Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine bordering Russia. The state energy company Ukrenergo reported emergency power outages in six regions. It often shuts down production during attacks as a precaution.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said air defenses had shot down at least 30 missiles from a “massive” barrage that had targeted gas and energy facilities.

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

Ukraine introduced emergency power cuts in six regions amid what authorities described as a "massive" Russian missile strike, the national grid operator said on Wednesday.

Ukrainian officials say Russia has launched a major ballistic and cruise missile attack on regions across Ukraine

Russia launched dozens of missiles and drones at the Ukrainian energy sector, Kyiv said Wednesday, ramping up a months-long bombing campaign at a precarious moment of the war for Ukraine.The barrage came just one day after Kyiv said it had carried out its largest aerial attack of the war on Russian army factories and energy hubs hundreds of kilometres from the front line.

A massive Russian attack on Ukraine is underway. The Operational Command of the Armed Forces announced that standby pairs of fighter jets have been scrambled, and ground air defence and radar systems have reached the highest state of readiness.

A massive Russian attack on Ukraine is underway. The Operational Command of the Armed Forces has announced that standby pairs of fighter jets have been scrambled, and ground air defense and radar systems have been placed on high alert.