Russia has launched missiles at targets across Ukraine, from Kharkiv in the north to Odesa in the south and Zhytomyr in the west.
Buildings and infrastructure were hit in Kharkiv and Odesa, with power blackouts in several areas. Attacks on the capital Kyiv are also reported.
The electrical power supply at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has also been lost. It comes as bitter fighting continues for the eastern city of Bakhmut.
Ukraine’s military said Russia fired 81 missiles at cities across the country, with eight drones involved. It claimed it successfully shot down 34 cruise missiles and four Iranian-made Shahed drones.
Emergency services in Kyiv are at the scenes of blasts in western and southern districts of the capital where the mayor, Vitaly Klitschko, said explosions had taken place.
A mass missile attack struck an energy facility in the port city of Odesa, triggering power cuts, its governor Maksym Marchenko said. Residential areas were also hit but no casualties were reported, he added.
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