As Russia fired missiles across Ukraine, at least nine people were murdered and the biggest nuclear reactor in Europe lost electricity.
From Kharkiv in the north to Odesa in the south and Zhytomyr in the west, cities were attacked.
In Kharkiv and Odesa, there were damages to buildings and infrastructure, and there were blackouts in a few locations. Furthermore reported are attacks on Kyiv, the country's capital.
Russia allegedly launched 81 missiles in the largest strike in weeks, according to Ukraine.
The military said that it effectively downed eight Iranian-made Shahed drones and 34 cruise missiles.
Since the end of January, the assaults represent the largest single day of Russian missile strikes against Ukraine.
According to the governor of the area, Maksym Kozytskyi, on Telegram, at least five persons were murdered in Lviv, in western Ukraine, when a rocket struck their residence.
Three persons were killed by Russian shelling in Kherson, a city in southern Ukraine, when a bus stop was hit, according to Andriy Yermak, the president's chief of staff.
According to governor Serhii Lysak, drone and missile strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk area resulted in one fatality and two injuries.
Energoatom, a nuclear energy company, said an attack at the Zaporizhzhia reactor severed the "final connection" between the facility with the Ukrainian power grid.
The plant is currently using diesel generators for the sixth time since Russia took control of it a year ago,
IAEA director general urged for a commitment to safeguarding the plant's security, stating he was "astonished by the laxity" surrounding the subsequent attacks since the invasion started.
"Every time, we are using a dice roll. And if we keep allowing this, eventually our good fortune will run out "explained Rafael Grossi.
The shutdown of electrical supplies to the power station from Ukrainian-held territory was described as "a provocation" by authorities who were placed by Russia in the Moscow-controlled portion of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region.
Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, described it as "a tough night" when Russia started its "wretched methods".
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