Russia launches massive strike on Ukraine's military, energy facilities

Russia carried out a large-scale strike on Ukrainian military-industrial and energy facilities over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

The strike, launched "in response to Ukrainian attacks targeting Russian civilian infrastructure," involved high-precision, long-range weapons deployed from land, air and sea platforms, as well as combat drones, the ministry said in a statement.

The targets included facilities of Ukraine's defense-industrial complex involved in the production of cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as fuel and energy infrastructure.