Russia unleashed one of its largest overnight attacks on Ukraine in months, firing more than 450 drones and 45 missiles, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday. The attacks killed at least seven people and severely damaged energy infrastructure across several regions, including Kyiv, Poltava, and Kharkiv.

In Dnipro, three people were killed and 12 injured when a drone struck an apartment building. Three others died in Zaporizhzhia, and one more in Kharkiv. Ukraine’s Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said emergency crews had stabilised the power grid, but ongoing rolling blackouts were necessary to repair extensive damage.

State-owned energy company Tsentrenergo called the assault the largest on its facilities since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022, confirming that all of its

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