Russia launches largest coordinated assault on Ukraine since early Septemberpublished at 08:18 Greenwich Mean Time
Paul Adams
BBC World Affairs
Air raid sirens sounded across the country during the night as Russian drones and missiles were launched from several locations.
Ukraine has experienced many such attacks, but this was the largest coordinated assault since early September.
Once again, the country’s energy infrastructure – generators and transmission stations – seemed to be the main target.
As temperatures drop and the first snow falls, the authorities are anticipating another difficult winter.
In the south, the city of Mykolaiv was among the worst hit, with at least two people killed and several injured. Further south, the Black Sea port of Odesa experienced a city-wide power cut.
Not for the first time, Poland scrambled fighter jets as missiles headed for western Ukraine.
And in the capital, Kyiv, fragments from intercepted missiles and drones fell in several places, but there were no reports of injuries.