Explosions shook Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities as Russia launched its largest missile assault since August. Targeting power infrastructure, the attack prompted power cuts and damaged energy facilities.

"We strongly condemn the violation of Moldova’s airspace by Russia’s missiles and drones targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure today," Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi said.

The attack involved 87 Shahed strike drones and unidentified drones from the Russian oblasts of Kursk and Oryol, as well as from the temporarily occupied Crimea. Read also: Russia launches massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s energy grid The air defense efforts were carried out by aviation,

On the night of November 19, Russia carried out a massive attack on Ukraine, launching 87 Shahed drones and unidentified UAVs. Russian forces attacked from the Kursk and Orel regions, as well as temporarily occupied Crimea,

Russian forces use cheap decoy drones with foreign components to overload Ukraine's air defense system, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) reported on Nov. 18. Russia has recently increased the number of large-scale drone attacks against Ukrainian cities,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia had launched a "massive combined strike" on his country overnight, with 120 missiles and 90 drones deployed