Russian strikes cause power outages for more than 600,000 in Ukraine

The overnight attack kills at least three and injures dozens more.

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Ukraine's energy ministry said more than 500,000 of these were in the capital itself, with the rest in the surrounding region. It attributed the power losses to missile and drone strikes on energy infrastructure in the city and several other regions.

Around 36 missiles and nearly 600 drones were launched on targets across Ukraine overnight, officials said, killing three and injuring dozens of others.

Russia has intensified attacks on Ukrainian civilian and energy infrastructure as the embattled nation heads into winter, despite US-led efforts to secure a peace deal.

Russia's defence ministry said it had launched "a massive strike... against Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises and the energy facilities that support their operation".