Russia’s Latest Airstrike Adds Strain on Ukraine’s Energy Sector
Residents walk through a market damaged following a Russian attack, in Odesa, Ukraine, on Feb. 12.
Photographer: Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP/Getty ImagesUkraine faced another large-scale Russian air strike following President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s comments that Moscow will turn down a US-brokered ceasefire on attacks against energy infrastructure.
Russia attacked Ukraine’s largest cities on Thursday, including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa and Dnipro, damaging residential buildings, the country’s air defense said after the overnight barrage, adding that most of the 24 ballistic missiles and 219 drones used were intercepted. Two people were killed in the attack, Zelenskiy said in a post on X.