UKRAINIAN President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that Russia had launched 120 missiles and 90 drones in a large-scale attack across Ukraine, targeting its energy infrastructure.

Mr Zelensky said Russia deployed various types of drones, including Shaheds, cruise, ballistic and aircraft-launched ballistic missiles. 

He claimed Ukrainian defences shot down 140 air targets.

The combined drone and missile attack was the most powerful in three months, according to the head of Kiev’s City Military Administration Serhii Popko.

Mr Popko said: “The enemy’s target was our energy infrastructure throughout Ukraine. Unfortunately, there is damage to objects from hits and falling debris.”

He said: “In Mykolaiv, as a result of a drone attack, two people were killed and six others were injured, including two children.”

Russian strikes have hammered Ukraine’s power generation capacity since Moscow’s all-out invasion of its neighbour in February 2022, prompting repeated emergency power shutdowns and nationwide rolling blackouts.

Ukrainian officials have routinely urged Western allies to bolster the country’s air defences to counter assaults and allow for repairs.

Explosions were heard across Ukraine on Sunday, including the capital, Kiev, the key southern port of Odessa, as well as the country’s west and central regions, according to local reports.