President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that a massive Russian overnight attack on Ukrainian infrastructure was a response to Kyiv's attacks on Russian regions using longer-range Western missiles. Ukrainian officials said that Russia had unleashed its second big attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this month on Thursday,

President Vladimir Putin warned that his forces could strike “decision-making centers” in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with new ballistic missiles as retaliation for attacks on Russia using Western missiles.

Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, with explosions occurring in cities across the country