Ukraine placed on RED ALERT as Putin launches massive overnight barrage with missiles & drones targeting power stations

UKRAINE has been placed under red alert with civilians taking cover in bomb shelters across the country.

It came as Russia mounted a second “massive” attack on the country’s energy infrastructure with cruise missiles and kamikaze drones.

Ukrainians take shelter in an underground train station in Kyiv

A warning map showed the entire of Ukraine in red

Officials across Ukraine reported explosions and large swathes were plunged into darkness during emergency power cuts.

“Energy infrastructure is once again targeted by the enemy’s massive strike,” Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko wrote on Facebook.

US ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said she woke up on Thanksgiving morning in Kyiv to “see the whole country is red from the threat of missiles”.

Her post on X came above a stark map showing all of Ukraine filled in red.

Russia has launched at least 10 massive attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure before, crippling energy systems during brutal winter months.

Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said a missile strike on the city damaged a business and windows in an apartment building.

A missile attack on the northeastern Sumy region also targeted infrastructure, regional officials said.

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