President Vladimir Putin parades Soviet-era nuclear submarine on streets of Russia

The General Staff of the Ukraine Armed Forces said 75 missiles were fired against Ukrainian targets, with 41 of them neutralized by air defenses.

Authorities said that at least 19 people were killed and more than 100 wounded as a result of Russian strikes across the country a day earlier.

More than 300 localities were without power across the county following the attacks.

Some reports also said Russia carried out a separate strike on Zaporizhzhia, a Ukraine-controlled city.

Russia's air strikes came three days after a blast damaged the bridge it built after seizing Crimea in 2014.

US President Joe Biden promised to provide advanced air defense systems, and they will be delivered over the next few months.

The UN General Assembly voted to reject Russia's call for a secret ballot to condemn Moscow's annexation of four regions in Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to ask the leaders of the G7 group of nations to urgently supply Ukraine with weapons to defend itself from Russian missiles.