Russia launches large attack on Ukraine’s energy systems, Zelensky says

KYIV — Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack Friday on Ukraine involving dozens of cruise missiles and nearly 200 drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, in what Moscow described as a direct response to Kyiv’s recent use of American missiles against targets inside Russia.

The attack was “one of the largest strikes targeting our energy infrastructure” to date, Zelensky said.

Russia launched at least 93 missiles, he added, including at least one North Korean weapon. Ukraine was able to down 81 of them, 11 of which were intercepted with F-16 jets, Zelensky said. But some struck targets, expanding the already widespread power blackouts caused by prior Russian strikes.

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