Russia launches the biggest aerial barrage of the war and kills 30 civilians, Ukraine says

Officials say Russia has launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, killing at least 30 civilians in what an air force official calls the biggest aerial barrage of the war.

Ukraine's military chief says the Ukrainian air force intercepted most of the cruise and ballistic missiles and Shahed-type drones overnight.

Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk wrote on his official Telegram channel that it was ``the most massive aerial attack'' since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Ukranian officials say at least 144 people were injured and an unknown number were buried under rubble during the roughly 18-hour onslaught.

Ukraine's president says the Kremlin's forces used a wide variety of weapons, including ballistic and cruise missiles.