Russia launches barrage of 99 drones and missiles on Ukraine’s energy system, officials say

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s armed forces say Moscow has launched a large-scale attack on energy infrastructure, with a mass barrage of 99 drones and missiles hitting regions across the country. Ukraine’s interior minister, Ihor Klymenko, says air-raid warnings across the country continued through the night as the strike targeted 10 separate regions. Russia has escalated its attacks on Ukraine in recent days, launching several missile barrages on the capital, Kyiv, and hitting energy infrastructure across the country in apparent retaliation for recent Ukrainian aerial attacks on the Russian border region of Belgorod. Such sporadic attacks, however, have been common throughout the war.