Russian attack on Kyiv cuts power to half of city and leaves two dead

A Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv resulted in six deaths and dozens of injuries. Nearly 600 drones and 36 rockets were fired into Ukraine, with nearly half of the city's population left without electricity after a power cut affecting at least 500,000 residents. The attack occurred in two waves, starting at around 1am and again at about 7am, before an all-clear was given just before 9:30am. Two people died in the region surrounding Kyiv, while one person died in each of the Dnipropetrovsk region and Kherson region. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for increased air defence support from Western countries, amid a campaign by Russia to break Ukraine's civil resistance through energy attacks. The attack comes as Ukraine faces internal corruption scandals affecting key political figures.

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