Russia has used more than 450 drones and 30 missiles in an overnight attack on Ukraine’s energy sector, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
The president said there were power outages in nine regions and reiterated the need for more air defence support from allies as well as sanctions enforcement.
Parts of Kyiv lost power during the attack, with a block of flats catching fire after being hit.
Fragments from shot-down drones landed in areas of the capital and mayor Vitali Klitschko said eight people had been taken to hospital.
The mayor said there were power cuts and disruptions to the water supply in districts on the east of Kyiv’s Dnipro River.
A seven-year-old boy was also killed and four were injured in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, where 12 apartment blocks were damaged.
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