Russia launched scores of missiles and drones at Ukraine on Wednesday, targeting gas infrastructure and other energy facilities in western regions in a new barrage against the struggling power system in the depths of winter.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned allies that the defense of his nation is a litmus test for broader Western resolve.

Russia launched dozens of missiles and drones at the Ukrainian energy sector, Kyiv said Wednesday, ramping up a months-long bombing campaign at a precarious moment of the war for Ukraine. Moscow has pursued a months-long bombing campaign against Ukrainian energy infrastructure claiming the attacks are targeted against facilities that aid Kyiv's military.

Russia claimed it damaged ground infrastructure of one of the largest natural gas storage sites in Ukraine’s Lviv region during a series of attacks on the country’s energy sector on Wednesday.

Russia attacked Ukraine's gas infrastructure on the morning of 15 January. Source: the press service of Naftogaz, Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company Quote: "This morning, the enemy launched further devious attacks on Ukraine's gas infrastructure.

Russian troops attacked Ukraine's gas infrastructure on January 15. Despite the strike, gas supplies to the people are uninterrupted, according to the Naftogaz company of Ukraine. “This morning, Russia struck another insidious attack on Ukraine's gas infrastructure.

Russia carried out a massive attack against Ukraine's energy sector on 15 January. The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said it targeted the gas infrastructure in particular. Source: Denys Shmyhal on Telegram Quote: "The enemy targeted the gas infrastructure and facilities that ensure normal life for people.