Five people were killed in Ukraine following a massive overnight barrage of Russian missiles and drones, officials reported.
The attacks struck multiple regions, including Lviv and Zaporizhzhia, damaging homes and critical facilities.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia launched approximately 50 missiles and 500 attack drones, targeting areas such as Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Odesa, and Kirovohrad.
In Lviv, four members of a family, including a 15-year-old girl, perished in a strike on the village of Lapaivka.
The assault left the city without power and disrupted public transport.
Lviv's mayor, Andriy Sadovyi, noted smoke and ongoing fires, advising residents to stay indoors.
Local official Volodymyr Hutnyk reported that 10 private homes were so severely damaged they require complete rebuilding, with many others suffering shattered windows, doors, and roofs.
The strikes caused widespread power outages, affecting tens of thousands.
In Zaporizhzhia, one person was killed, and over 73,000 consumers lost electricity after a power plant was hit.
Ukraine's energy ministry confirmed damage in Chernihiv and Sumy, leading to emergency outages.
Maksym Kozytskyi, Lviv's regional governor, described it as the largest attack on the region since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
Ukraine's air force reported downing 478 missiles and drones, with direct hits at 20 locations.
Neighboring Poland scrambled fighter jets alongside NATO allies to secure its airspace, confirming the preventive measure.
This response follows previous incidents of Russian drones entering Polish territory.
Russia's defense ministry claimed the strikes successfully targeted Ukrainian military and infrastructure sites.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko highlighted damage to residential buildings and critical infrastructure, underscoring Moscow's strategy of destruction.
As winter nears, Russia has intensified attacks on Ukraine's energy grid.
Zelenskyy called for enhanced air defenses and a unilateral ceasefire in the skies to enable diplomacy.