MOSCOW/KIEV, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Russian military launched a massive strike on Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure facilities, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.

"This morning, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a massive strike with high-precision long-range air and sea-based weapons, striking unmanned aerial vehicles at critical energy infrastructure facilities that ensured the operation of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine. All the assigned targets were hit," it said in a statement.

The ministry added that two electronic warfare stations and four field ammunition depots were destroyed over the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday on Telegram that Russia launched more than 100 missiles of various types and about 100 drones, calling it "one of the largest attacks -- a combined strike."

Zelensky said the attack had caused extensive damage to the energy sector, but facilities are currently being restored.

Ukraine's government-run Ukrinform news agency said that explosions struck the Ukrainian capital, the cities of Dnipro, Kropyvnytsky, Vinnytsia and Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine and the eastern city of Kharkiv.

According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia fired at Ukraine several groups of combat drones and cruise missiles. Eleven Russian Tu-95MC strategic bombers and six Tu-22M3 long-range supersonic bombers were airborne during the attack. Enditem

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