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Home / News / World News / Photos / In Photos: Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine

In Photos: Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine

Updated On: 26 August, 2024 03:10 PM IST | ronak mastakar

Russia unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage throughout Ukraine on Monday that appeared to target energy infrastructure. At least three people were reported killed. (Pics/APF)

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Russia unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage throughout Ukraine on Monday that appeared to target energy infrastructure. At least three people were reported killed. (Pics/APF)

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Russia unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage throughout Ukraine on Monday that appeared to target energy infrastructure. At least three people were reported killed. (Pics/APF)

The barrage began around midnight and continued beyond daybreak in what appeared to be Russia`s biggest attack against Ukraine in weeks

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The barrage began around midnight and continued beyond daybreak in what appeared to be Russia`s biggest attack against Ukraine in weeks

According to Ukraine`s air force, there were multiple groups of Russian drones moving toward eastern, northern, southern, and central regions of Ukraine, followed by multiple cruise and ballistic missiles

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According to Ukraine`s air force, there were multiple groups of Russian drones moving toward eastern, northern, southern, and central regions of Ukraine, followed by multiple cruise and ballistic missiles

Explosions were heard in the capital, Kyiv. Power and water supplies in the city have been disrupted by the attack, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said

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Explosions were heard in the capital, Kyiv. Power and water supplies in the city have been disrupted by the attack, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said

In the wake of the barrage, the city administration announced plans to open "points of invincibility" shelter-type places where people can charge their devices and get refreshments during energy blackouts. Such points were first opened in Ukraine in the fall of 2022, when Russia targeted the country`s energy infrastructure with weekly barrages

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In the wake of the barrage, the city administration announced plans to open "points of invincibility" shelter-type places where people can charge their devices and get refreshments during energy blackouts. Such points were first opened in Ukraine in the fall of 2022, when Russia targeted the country`s energy infrastructure with weekly barrages

Ihor Polishchuk, mayor of Ukraine`s western city of Lutsk, said a multistory residential building and an unspecified infrastructure object were hit and one person was killed

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Ihor Polishchuk, mayor of Ukraine`s western city of Lutsk, said a multistory residential building and an unspecified infrastructure object were hit and one person was killed

Another person was killed in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, where the attack sparked multiple fires, damaged a dozen households and completely destroyed two, regional head Serhii Lysak said. One person was rescued from under the rubble, Lysak said

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Another person was killed in the central Dnipropetrovsk region, where the attack sparked multiple fires, damaged a dozen households and completely destroyed two, regional head Serhii Lysak said. One person was rescued from under the rubble, Lysak said

One person was also killed in the southeastern, partially occupied region of Zaporizhzhia, regional head Ivan Fedorov said. According to Fedorov, an infrastructure facility was hit and caught fire

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One person was also killed in the southeastern, partially occupied region of Zaporizhzhia, regional head Ivan Fedorov said. According to Fedorov, an infrastructure facility was hit and caught fire

In the southern Mykolaiv region, three people were injured, regional head Vitalii Kim reported. He also urged local residents to use "points of invincibility" in the region

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In the southern Mykolaiv region, three people were injured, regional head Vitalii Kim reported. He also urged local residents to use "points of invincibility" in the region

In the outlying Kyiv region, one person was injured in an attack that hit unspecified infrastructure objects and residential houses, regional head Ruslan Kravchenko said

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In the outlying Kyiv region, one person was injured in an attack that hit unspecified infrastructure objects and residential houses, regional head Ruslan Kravchenko said

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