Ukrainian authorities said that 495,000 people had their power cut off following overnight strikes from Russia.

(Bloomberg) — Explosions could be heard in Kyiv Thursday morning as Russia targeted Ukraine’s power system in a new air assault, the second large-scale barrage this month. 

Russian strikes left hundreds of thousands without electricity, after Kyiv warned of a “massive” attack on energy infrastructure.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that a massive aerial barrage against Ukraine was Moscow's "response" to Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russian territory with Western missiles. Russia…

Russia on Tuesday accused Ukraine of launching two more attacks on its territory using US-supplied ATACMS missiles in recent days, adding that it was preparing "retaliatory actions".