Rescuers douse fires in Odesa after major Russian aerial barrage on Ukraine

Rescuers deal with the aftermath of a major Russian missile attack in the Odesa region.

Russia pummelled Ukraine with a "massive" aerial barrage on Sunday, according to Ukrainian officials, killing at least nine people and forcing power cuts with fears of a precarious winter to come.

Hundreds of missiles and drones streaked across Ukrainian skies as Russia's invasion dragged past its one thousandth day, leaving more than 20 people wounded in addition to the deaths and damaging the country's already beleaguered energy grid.