The Russian Defense Ministry said that it launched a strike on Ukraine's critically important facilities of gas and energy infrastructure.

Initial social media posts from local authorities and numerous eyewitnesses indicate that western Ukraine was the primary target of the attack, with missiles seen flying over central and southern regions of the country and the Carpathian Mountains toward Khmelnytskyi,

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said air defenses had shot down at least 30 missiles from a “massive” barrage that had targeted gas and energy facilities.

Ukraine has had to introduce emergency power cuts to six regions following what it described as a huge Russian missile strike. President Zelenskyy was set to travel to Poland. DW has the latest.