Air-raid alarms and explosions sounded on Christmas Day in Ukraine as Russian missiles and drones targeted the nation’s energy infrastructure. “Today, Putin deliberately chose Christmas for an attack,

Russia launched aerial attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector “on a massive scale” overnight into Wednesday, local authorities said, amid intensified bombardment that has left Ukraine in a precarious position as the war grinds into a third winter.

Ukrainian officials say Russia has launched a massive missile barrage targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.