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

Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and some cities in an "inhuman" Christmas Day assault, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Russia launched an “inhumane” attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing blackouts in several regions and explosions across the country on Christmas morning, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday.

Pope Francis has called for a “negotiation” to end the war in Ukraine in a Christmas Day message where he appealed for weapons to be laid down in global conflicts and reconciliation between enemies.

Ukrainian civilians on Christmas Eve were huddled in bunkers as their armed forces attempted to shoot down the Russian drones and missiles they saw streaking across their skies.

Many Ukrainians were celebrating without heat or power after Russia launched a Christmas Day attack on the country’s energy infrastructure, an act that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned as “inhuman.

The prime minister described the Christmas Day bombardment of Ukraine as "bloody and brutal". In Kyiv, residents sheltered in metro stations as missiles rained down.

Russia attacked Ukraine's energy system and cities in its eastern region with cruise and ballistic missiles on Wednesday morning, Ukraine's energy minister and local officials said. At least six people were wounded in a missile attack on Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine on Wednesday morning,