Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for greenlighting an “inhumane” Christmas Day attack, including missiles and drones, that damaged Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and left thousands with power outages.

Russia launched an “inhumane” attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing blackouts in several regions and explosions across the country on Christmas morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday.

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Air-raid alarms and explosions sounded on Christmas Day in Ukraine as Russian missiles and drones targeted the nation’s energy infrastructure. “Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack,

Russia launched aerial attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector “on a massive scale” overnight into Wednesday, local authorities said, amid intensified bombardment that has left Ukraine in a precarious position as the war grinds into a third winter.

Ukraine's air force says it detected 184 missiles and drones, causing damage to energy infrastructure across the country.

Russia launched an intensive missile and drone 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.

Russia conducted a massive attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. The Ukrainians reported that Russia used a total of 184 rockets and drones, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Russia carried out a massive attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday,