Russia launched aerial attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector “on a massive scale” overnight into Wednesday, local authorities said, with explosions reported across the country amid intensified bombardments that have left Ukraine in a precarious position while the war grinds into a third winter.

Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and cities in its eastern region with cruise and ballistic missiles on Wednesday morning, Ukraine's energy minister and local officials said. At least six people were wounded in a missile attack on Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine on Wednesday morning,

“While other countries of the world are celebrating Christmas, Ukrainians are continuing to suffer from endless Russian attacks,” Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets wrote on Telegram.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a massive missile barrage targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning. Ukrainian energy ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemns attack, declaring that ‘Russian evil’ would not spoil Christmas

Russian missiles killed at least one person and damaged energy infrastructure across the country, officials said.

Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, and Dnipro have already been targeted, according to energy minister Herman Halushchenko.

Ukraine’s grid operator said it was limiting power supplies at Christmas amid a large scale missile attack by Russia targeting the nation’s energy infrastructure.

Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko has reported that Russian forces are conducting a large-scale attack on Ukraine's energy system. Source: Halushchenko on Facebook; Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne Quote from Halushchenko: "The enemy is once again launching a large-scale attack on our energy infrastructure.