Russian Drones, Missiles Hit Energy, Railways Across Ukraine, 1 Dead

Last Updated:February 22, 2026, 16:02 IST

Russia launched 50 missiles and 300 drones on Ukraine, targeting energy, rail, and residential sites. One died, dozens injured.

Russia on Sunday fired scores of missiles and drones across Ukraine, striking energy and rail infrastructure and residential buildings, killing one and injuring dozens of people.

According to AFP, a series of blasts were heard in Kyiv from around 4:00 am (local time), shortly after an air raid alert was issued, with the air force later widening the alert nationwide citing the threat of missiles.

“Moscow continues to invest in strikes more than in diplomacy," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media, saying that Russia launched about 50 missiles and 300 drones overnight.

He further said: “The main target of the attack was the energy sector. Ordinary residential buildings were also damaged, and there is damage to the railway."

The police said one man was killed and about a dozen, including four children, were injured in and around the capital.

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Meanwhile, temperature dropped to nearly -10C when the capital was struck.

Ukraine’s energy ministry said consumers in six eastern and southeastern region were without power after the strikes.

AFP quoted the Russian army stating that it had carried out a mass strike targeting facilities used by Ukraine’s military, saying all targets were hit, in a standard comment for such attacks.

The Russia-Ukraine war will enter the fourth year on February 24, 2022.

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Meanwhile, Ukraine said that 10 people were arrested in Ukraine and Moldova on suspicion of planning to assassinate senior Ukrainian leaders on Moscow’s orders, with promised payouts of up to $100,000.

Ruslan Kravchenko, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, said a joint investigative team of Ukrainian and Moldovan law enforcement agencies uncovered an organised group preparing contract killings of well-known Ukrainian citizens and foreign nationals, news agency AFP reported.

He said that authorities conducted 20 searches and seized cash, weapons, explosives and evidence of communications with alleged Russian handlers. Seven suspects were detained in Ukraine, while three others — including the alleged organiser — were arrested in Moldova.

Kyiv has previously accused Russia of plotting to kill several senior officials, including President Zelenskyy and the head of Ukraine’s intelligence service. Moscow, in turn, has accused Kyiv of orchestrating assassinations of military and political figures in Russian-controlled areas.

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