File photo of a Kyiv apartment building damaged by Russian strikes taken February 3, 2026. © Dan Bashakov, AFP

Live: Russian missiles pound Kyiv ahead of Ukraine war anniversary

· France 24

22/02/2026 - 11:04

Russia targets Ukraine's energy infrastructure in drone strikes

Russia attacked Ukraine with dozens of strike drones and ballistic and cruise missiles, focusing on energy infrastructure and killing at least one person, the Ukrainian military and local officials said on Sunday. Reporting from Kramatorsk, FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg said the strikes on the city appeared to have been unsuccessful, as no power cuts had been reported so far.

22/02/2026 - 09:31

Russia launched 50 missiles, 297 drones at Ukraine overnight, Kyiv's air force says

Russia ​launched ​50 missile and 297 drones ​in ‌overnight ⁠attacks ‌against Ukraine, Ukraine's ⁠air force said on ​Sunday.

Air defence ‌units shot down ‌or neutralised ​33 missiles and 274 drones, the ​air ​force ​said in ​a post on Telegram.

22/02/2026 - 08:03

Police officer killed, 24 people injured in bombs explosions in Lviv

⁠One police ​officer was killed and ​24 other people were injured after several explosive ​devices detonated ‌at ⁠midnight in Lviv in ‌western Ukraine, the National Police said ⁠on Sunday.

"It has been preliminarily established ​that homemade explosive devices ‌detonated," the police said on the Telegram messaging ‌service.

The police said that ​the first explosion occurred after a patrol crew arrived ​at the suspected ​scene of ​a shop break-in, while the second ​explosion occurred a little later.

The mayor of Lviv, Andriy Sadovyi, ⁠called the incident a terrorist act.

22/02/2026 - 07:45

22/02/2026 - 07:45

Overnight strikes target energy infrastructure in Odesa, central Ukraine

Overnight Russian strikes also hit the Black Sea ‌port Odesa and central Ukraine, ⁠said Ukrainian officials.

Odesa Governor Oleh Kiper wrote on ​Telegram that a 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.

22/02/2026 - 07:43

Russian missiles, drones strike Kyiv

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.

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.

22/02/2026 - 07:40

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(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)