Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine, targeting Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia, causing significant damage to power and heating infrastructure.
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Russia launched its third-biggest missile+drone strike of the entire war overnight Monday-Tuesday, and objectively it's the worst damage of the war.
The Russians scored 25–30 hits, including two Kharkiv heating plants, one demolished, a Kharkiv substation, two Kyiv substations, two Kyiv heating plants, a Kyiv power and heating plant, Dnipro power plant, and substations in Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Odesa.
Ukrainian air defense networks intercepted 4/4 Zircon/Onyx hypersonic missiles, 32/11 Iskander-M/S-300 ballistic missiles, 7/3 Kh-22/Kh-32 cruise missiles, 28/20 X-101/Iskander-K cruise missiles, and 450/412 Shahed drones.
Ukrainians intercepted an incoming Zircon missile with a Patriot PAC-3 missile.
Ukrainians launched long-range Flamingo missiles that hit the Kapustin Yar missile launch test site in Astrakhan region, damaging two buildings and equipment, including pieces of undetermined number of Oreshchnik ICBMs.
Ukrainian defense minister announced work with SpaceX to disable unauthorized Starlink terminals.
Russia attacks with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and Shahed drones from multiple directions
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Source story: day-1142a-2026-02-09