Pakistan, June 27 -- Russia launched a fresh wave of ballistic missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight, targeting energy infrastructure in the northeastern Poltava and Kharkiv regions, according to Ukrainian state energy company Naftogaz.

Naftogaz said its production facilities sustained damage in the attacks, though it did not immediately provide details about the extent of the destruction or whether energy supplies had been disrupted. The strikes are part of Russia's continued campaign against Ukraine's energy sector, which has repeatedly come under attack since the conflict began.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine carried out a retaliatory strike deep inside Russian territory using domestically de...