President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long range missiles to strike Russia, Reuters reported, citing sources. This marks a U.S. policy shift coming at the tail-end of Biden's time in office. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to limit U.S. support for Ukraine and end its war with Russia.

Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the aerial attack Russia launched across Ukraine overnight. The strikes largely targeted energy infrastructure and emergency power cuts have been announced in three regions.

marking a significant change to Washington's policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. Ukraine plans to conduct its first long-range attacks in the coming days, the sources told Reuters, without revealing details due to operational security concerns.