Russian missile strikes target Ukraine as long-range counter-attacks hit energy sites

Russian forces launched a widespread barrage of cruise and ballistic missiles across Ukraine, triggering air defense systems in multiple cities, including Kyiv, Dnipro, Vinnytsia, and Lviv. The attacks followed warnings from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who alerted the public to an impending large-scale strike based on military intelligence.

Concurrently, ground combat remained intense along the front line, with Ukraine's General Staff reporting 191 combat engagements over a 24-hour period, primarily concentrated in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions.

Simultaneously, Ukrainian forces conducted long-range strikes targeting Russian energy infrastructure far behind the front lines. Affected targets included an export terminal in the Rostov region, located approximately 250 kilometers from the border, as well as oil facilities in Yaroslavl and the Udmurt Republic.

Sources: Investor.bg, Ukrinform