Russian strikes on Kyiv region kill four, hit power infrastructure, officials say

Russian attacks on Ukraine's Kyiv region killed at least four people, including a child, and targeted power infrastructure, according to Ukrainian officials cited by Al Jazeera.

City officials in Kyiv said three people were killed within the capital. Emergency services reported that a child died in an attack in the region surrounding the city.

Officials said the attacks targeted Ukraine's power grid, part of a pattern of strikes on energy infrastructure that Ukrainian authorities have reported repeatedly as the war with Russia continues.

Details on the extent of damage to power facilities, the number of people injured, and the precise circumstances of each death were not immediately available.

Ukrainian officials have regularly accused Russian forces of deliberately targeting power infrastructure, particularly heading into the winter months, when disruptions to heating and electricity have the greatest impact on civilians. Moscow has said its strikes target military and energy infrastructure linked to Ukraine's war effort.

The reported deaths add to the ongoing toll of the conflict on civilians in and around Kyiv, which has faced repeated missile and drone attacks since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022.