Russia has used more than 450 drones and 30 missiles in an overnight attack on Ukraine's energy sector, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

The president said there were power outages in nine regions and reiterated the need for more air defence support from allies.

"It is precisely the civilian and energy infrastructure that is the main target of Russia's strikes ahead of the heating season," Mr Zelenskyy said on X.

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Image: Rescuers carry an injured woman into an ambulance in Kyiv. Pic: AP

Parts of Kyiv lost power during the attack, with several floors of a block of flats in the Pecherskyi district catching fire after being hit by a drone and about 20 people rescued.

Fragments from shot-down drones landed in a number of areas of the capital and mayor Vitali Klitschko

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