Major Russian strikes cut power across Kyiv

Overnight Russian missile and drone strikes have caused power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. Nine people were injured while residents in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and faced disruption to water supplies, the city's mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, according to the Ukrainian regional head. Moscow has escalated attacks on energy facilities over recent weeks, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of attempting to create chaos and apply psychological pressure. Ukraine's Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said Russia was inflicting a massive strike on facilities around the country overnight on Thursday, adding that repair crews were working to restore power.