Russia’s widespread overnight attack targeting critical energy infrastructure facilities in Ukraine was a response to strikes on Russian territory using US-made ATACMS missiles, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

The Air Force reported at dawn on 28 November that Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers had been scrambled from the Olenya airfield, and after 05:30 Russian missiles were spotted on Ukrainian territory.

Russia carried out a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s energy system on the night of 27–28 November, with Ukrainian air defence intercepting 76 cruise missiles, 3 air-to-surface missiles,