Russian drones and missiles pummelled Ukraine’s struggling energy infrastructure early Friday, cutting power to thousands across the country and killing a seven-year-old boy, authorities said.

The Russian attack, which combined hundreds of drones and nearly three dozen missiles, disrupted power supplies in nine regions and plunged entire districts of Kyiv into darkness.

AFP journalists in the capital heard several loud explosions overnight and experienced blackouts and water supply disruptions in different parts of the city.

Workers restored power to around 270,000 households in Kyiv by the afternoon, but parts of the east and south of the country remained cut off, according to Ukraine’s energy minister.

“Around 3 am, we heard a terrible rumbling. All the windows in the apartment were

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