President Zelensky said the country’s energy infrastructure was the primary target of Russia's latest attack.

Once again, he said, Russia wants to scare us with cold and a lack of light.

He praised those, including fighter pilots, responsible for shooting down 140 of the estimated 210 missiles and drones.

Russia said it used high precision, long range weapons to attack infrastructure facilities involved in powering Ukraine’s military industry.

But, as always, civilians were killed in their homes. Cities in the south were the worst hit, with two people killed in Odesa, Mykolaiv and Nikopol.