2 killed as Russian overnight attack hits infrastructure in Ukraine, officials say

LONDON -- Russia overnight attacked targets across Ukraine with 241 drones and five missiles, striking energy infrastructure and killing two civilians, according to Ukraine's air force and government officials.About 175 of the drones and four of the missiles were shot down, jammed or otherwise destroyed, the air force said.Sixty-five drones hit targets in 14 locations, the air force said.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the targets were "peaceful Ukrainian cities and communities." Such attacks are happening "almost every day and every night," he said.PHOTO: This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian State Emergency Service on Dec.

7, 2025 shows firefighters working to extinguish a fire following a Russian in the Poltava region, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine.Ukrainian State Emergency Service via AFP via Getty ImagesUS-Ukraine talks on security 'framework' continue"The primary targets of these strikes are infrastructure that keeps everyday life going," Zelenskyy said on social media on Sunday.At least two civilians -- one in Donetsk and one in Novhorod-Siverskyi in the Chernihiv region -- were killed in the Russian attacks, Ukrainian officials said.The major target of the attacks, however, was the industrial city of Kremenchuk, where some energy infrastructure was targeted.Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during joint press statements with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Dec.

5, 2025.Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images"Repair work began immediately after the attack and continue continuously," Volodymyr Kohut, the acting governor of the Poltava region, said in Ukrainian in a message posted to the Telegram messaging app.Due to the attacks on the region, the situation with electricity supply remains "complicated," and the stability of heat and water supply is affected, he said.Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, gestures while speaking as he takes part in a joint pre...