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

A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack targeting Ukraine ’s energy system on Christmas Day has been condemned as “inhumane” by president Volodymyr Zelensky. Half a million people were left without heating in Kharkiv in temperatures just a few degrees above freezing, as blackouts were reported in Kyiv and other regions.

Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and some cities with cruise and ballistic missiles plus drones, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

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,

Russia launched dozens of missiles and drones, hitting a thermal plant and sending Ukrainians scrambling for shelter in metro stations Christmas morning.