Russia steps up aerial barrage as Ukraine braces for infrastructure attacks

Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire in Kharkiv, Ukraine (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russia has unleashed a wave of night-time drone and missile attacks across 10 of Ukraine’s 24 regions, Ukrainian authorities said as they prepare for another winter of infrastructure bombardment by the Kremlin’s forces.

Ukraine’s air force said it intercepted 24 of 38 Shahed drones and one Kh-59 cruise missile launched by Russia.