KYIV - Russia unleashed its biggest air attack of the war on Ukraine, killing 31 civilians, wounding more than 160 others and hitting cities and infrastructure across the country, officials said.
"Today, millions of Ukrainians awoke to the loud sound of explosions. I wish those sounds of explosions in Ukraine could be heard all around the world," Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said, urging allies to keep sending long-term aid. Kyiv resident Mariia told Reuters she had been awoken by a "horrible sound" and taken shelter in her bathroom.
"Russia attacked with everything it has in its arsenal... Approximately 110 missiles were fired, most of which were shot down," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Telegram messenger.Ukraine has been warning for weeks that Russia could be stockpiling missiles to launch major air attacks on the energy system like it did last winter.