Russia launched scores of missiles and drones at Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting gas infrastructure and other energy facilities in western regions in a new barrage against the struggling power system in the depths of winter.

Russia launched dozens of missiles and drones at the Ukrainian energy sector, Kyiv said Wednesday, ramping up a months-long bombing campaign at a precarious moment of the war for Ukraine.Moscow has pursued a months-long bombing campaign against Ukrainian energy infrastructure claiming the attacks are targeted against facilities that aid Kyiv's military.

Ukraine carried out one of its largest drone attacks against Russia in this war, striking energy production facilities, weapons storage sites, and other military targets in about a dozen regions across the country,

This Friday, the Ukrainian army claimed to have hit a Russian air defense radar with missiles. The attack was reportedly launched in the Russian border region of Belgorod on Thursday, January 16. As the Ukrainian General Staff points out,

Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine. Intense fighting is taking place on eight sections of the front line. The Kremlin is focusing on the Donetsk and Kursk regions. The RBK-Ukraine portal reports on preparations for a key battle in the coming months.