Ukraine wakes up with an air alert across the country, carries out preventive power cuts after a Russian attack in the Lviv region, without victims. Russia has launched over 40 missiles and about 70 drones in its attack early this morning against Ukraine,

Russia's military on Tuesday said it would retaliate against Ukraine after Kyiv attacked Russian regions by firing six U.S.-made ATACMS ballistic missiles, six UK-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles and launching one of the biggest drone attacks to date.

According to Kiev's claims, the Ukrainian armed forces carried out the “most massive” attack of the war on Tuesday. In a statement, the Ukrainian General Staff said: “Ukrainian defense forces carried out the most massive strikes against military targets

Ukrainian forces used missiles and drones on Tuesday to target sensitive military and energy sites across Russia.

The barrage appeared to be one of the largest recent assaults in Ukraine’s campaign to damage Russia’s war machine on its home territory.

Ukraine struck Russian regions with a major drone and missile attack overnight, damaging at least two factories and forcing schools to close in a major southern Russian city, according to Russian officials and media.