Ukraine said Friday it had launched a missile strike one day earlier on the western Belgorod region targeting air defence systems and damaging military radars.

Nato warplanes were scrambled overnight yesterday because of a major Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. Poland launched fighter jets to defend its skies as Russian strikes targeted areas of western Ukraine close to the Polish border,

Russia has once again launched dozens of missiles, targeting Ukraine's national energy grid. Emergency power cuts have been imposed in several regions. The attacks came just one day after Ukraine launched its largest-ever missile strikes on Russian infrastructure.