‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine capital causes widespread blackout

At least 20 injured after hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles target energy infrastructure in Kyiv

A massive" Russian drone and missile strike has wounded at least 20 people in Kyiv, plunging Ukraine's capital into darkness early on Friday in what Volodomyr Zelenskyy condemned as a cynical and calculated" attack.

Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, said Russian forces had targeted critical infrastructure", and fragments from downed drones struck several parts of the city. Images posted online showed firefighters working to tackle burning blocks of flats.