Russia hits Ukraine energy infrastructure with major missile, drone strikes, Kyiv says

An explosion lights up the sky as Ukrainian servicemen hit a Russian missile during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 22, 2026 | Photo Credit: GLEB GARANICH

Russia attacked Ukraine with dozens of ​strike drones and ballistic and ‌cruise missiles, focusing on energy ​infrastructure, the Ukrainian ⁠military and local officials said on Sunday.

The overnight strikes hit Kyiv ‌and the region around the capital, the Black ‌Sea port Odesa and ‌central ⁠Ukraine, they said

At least ⁠one person was injured in the Kyiv region, with damage reported ​in five districts ‌where more than a dozen houses were damaged, regional Governor Mykola Kalashnyk said ‌on the Telegram messaging app.

Odesa ​Governor Oleh Kiper wrote on Telegram that a ⁠nighttime drone attack on the energy infrastructure of the ‌region caused fires that had been extinguished.

Russia attacks the Ukrainian energy system almost daily, striking thermal power plants and electrical substations.

Attacks on ‌power stations, the energy transmission ​system and the gas sector are important elements of ⁠the full-scale invasion of Ukraine launched ⁠by Russia in February 2022. Moscow says it ‌is seeking to undermine Ukraine's ability to fight.

Published on February 22, 2026