Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine, as Kyiv hits oil refineries

BBC:

Russia launched a “massive” overnight attack on Ukraine’s southern and central regions, authorities said, as Kyiv struck Russian oil refineries.

One woman was killed in Zaporizhzhia and 28 people were injured – including three children – according to local officials.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow launched over 500 drones and 45 missiles, hitting 14 regions across the country.

Following the attack Russia’s defence ministry said in statement all “targets of the strike have been achieved” and “designated objects have been hit”.

It comes amid ongoing international efforts to secure peace – and days after Ukraine faced the second biggest aerial attack of the war so far, with a least 23 killed on Thursday.

In Dnipropetrovsk, Governor Serhiy Lysak said overnight the region was “under massive attack” as he warned people to take cover.

It is the second successive night Dnipropetrovsk has been targeted. Earlier this week, Kyiv acknowledged that Russia’s military had entered the region and is trying to establish a foothold.