Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Kyiv region kill four, target power grid

City officials say three killed in Ukraine’s capital, as emergency services say child killed in the surrounding region.Russian attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region have killed at least four people, including a child, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow presses on with its weeks-long bombardment of the Ukrainian capital.The overnight barrage into Wednesday targeted energy facilities, damaging the power grid and disrupting electricity supplies in and around the Ukrainian capital, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2Why has Putin added 15,000 new soldiers to Russia’s army?list 2 of 2Trump calls Kim Jong Un a ‘friend’ and plays down N Korea’s nuclear arsenalend of listRussia’s Defence Ministry said its forces had struck power infrastructure in the Kyiv region.DTEK, a major private Ukrainian energy company, said crews had restored electricity to about 8,000 households after the attacks. The company said parts of the grid had been damaged, adding to pressure on an energy system repeatedly hit during the war.Kyiv was under air alerts for much of the night as missiles and drones approached the city. Ukrainian officials reported damage to homes, businesses, warehouses and vehicles.Kyiv officials reported three deaths in the capital, while emergency services said a child was killed in the surrounding region.Zelenskyy said critical infrastructure was also struck in the Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad and Rivne regions.Russia’s Defence Ministry said its overnight operation used missiles and drones and included attacks on energy facilities in the Kyiv region that it said were connected to Ukrainian military production.Moscow also said it struck a communications facility in Kyiv and port infrastructure in the southern city of Izmail.The attack followed several days of heavier pressure on Kyiv, including strikes during daylight hours as well as repeated overnight barrages.