Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine on Friday, firing 93 missiles and almost 200 drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing it as one of the heaviest bombardments of the country's energy sector since Russia's full-scale invasion almost three years ago.

Ukraine's Air Force has released footage of the Air Command Zakhid (West) mobile fire group's combat action during the Russian large-scale aerial attack. Source: press service for Ukraine's Air Force Details: The reports indicate that during Russia's morning missile attack on 13 December,

Mikhail Shatsky, a Russian engineer behind the X-59 and X-69 cruise missiles, was shot dead in the capital, according to Russian and Ukrainian media.

The Kremlin says the strikes on Ukraine's power stations and transmission lines are in response to the firing of US-made missiles at a Russian air base.

Russian forces launched a powerful aerial strike on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, in what Zelensky described as one of the heaviest strikes to date.

The Russian military targeted Ukrainian power grid, energy minister Herman Halushchenko wrote on his Facebook page. “The enemy continues its terror,” he said.

An official who worked on Russia's cruise missiles and on incorporating AI into drones was killed in a Ukrainian op near Moscow, according to reports.

A Russian scientist known for developing cruise missiles has been found shot dead in a snowy wooded area near Moscow.

Mikhail Shatsky, who is said to have overseen the modernisation of Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, was reportedly shot dead near his home. View on euronews