Ukraine's air force says it detected 184 missiles and drones, causing damage to energy infrastructure across the country.

A large-scale Russian missile and drone attack targeting Ukraine ’s energy system on Christmas Day has been condemned as “inhumane” by president Volodymyr Zelensky. Half a million people were left without heating in Kharkiv in temperatures just a few degrees above freezing, as blackouts were reported in Kyiv and other regions.

Overnight, Russia launched 24 drones from inside Russia, as well as two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Voronezh and Kursk oblasts, Ukraine’s Air Force reported.