Russia conducted a “massive” attack against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Thursday, firing nearly 200 missiles and drones and leaving more than a million households without power, Ukrainian officials said.

Russia’s widespread overnight attack targeting critical energy infrastructure facilities in Ukraine was a response to strikes on Russian territory using US-made ATACMS missiles, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

Russia carried out its second big attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure this month on Thursday, with national and local officials reporting blasts and emergency power cuts across the country effecting hundreds of thousands of people.

Russia launched another "massive" attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Thursday, knocking out power for more than a million households, according to Ukranian officials. Thursday's attack, which involved more than 200 missiles and drones,

The 11th attack this year on Ukraine's energy infrastructure comes amid uncertainty about how President-elect Donald Trump might deal with the conflict.

The co-ordinated assault unfolded over several hours with waves of drones and missiles flying across the country.

Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack against Ukraine on Thursday morning, targeting energy infrastructure across the country. President Zelenskyy said several regions have been attacked with cluster munitions.

More than a million Ukrainians were left without power in freezing cold temperatures on Thursday after a massive nationwide Russian missile and drone attack. The combined missile and drone attack, launched in waves throughout the early hours of Thursday,