According to the Russian defence ministry, high-precision weapons were used in a massive attack on military targets and energy infrastructure throughout Ukraine.
The latest shelling of Ukrainian cities, according to the defence ministry's daily briefing, struck "all intended targets," and an effort by Ukraine to breach its defences in the southern Kherson region was also foiled.
Russian airstrikes on Ukrainian cities on Monday resulted in the deaths of several individuals, according to Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi.
“During the day, Russia’s armed forces continued to strike with high-precision long-range air and sea-based weapons at military command facilities and Ukraine’s energy system. All designated objects were hit,” the Russian defence ministry said.
Russia has escalated its missile strikes across Ukraine after an explosion hit a landmark bridge linking Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula earlier this month.
Following that blast, Russia unleashed its largest missile attacks since the start of the invasion, hitting targets in more than a dozen cities and regions across the country, and has launched several follow-up missile strikes in the days since.