War in Ukraine and Russia, Moscow raids on various regions, at least six dead during the night. LIVE

The death toll from Russian attacks in Ukraine rose to at least six people overnight, authorities said, as Moscow continued attacks in several regions. Three people were killed in the capital Kiev, two in the central Dnipropetrovsk region and one in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, according to data provided by regional officials.

Heavy Russian attacks on Kiev have caused power outages across much of the Ukrainian capital, the mayor and a major power company said. Moscow's Defense Ministry confirmed a "massive attack" with missiles and drones last night on Ukraine, specifying that industrial facilities, communications and energy infrastructure in Kiev and the capital and Kharkiv regions were hit.

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The toll from the massive Russian ballistic attack on Keiv during the night is at least 3 dead and 22 injured. The raids hit a residential neighborhood and several energy infrastructures in the city. Several power plants have been targeted in the capital, an energy sector official who spoke on condition of anonymity told the Kyiv Independent, as Russia continues to step up its attacks on energy infrastructure ahead of the coming winter months. The first explosions were heard in the capital starting late yesterday evening, when a Russian missile, with almost no warning, hit a nine-story residential building in the Desnyanskyi neighborhood, causing a huge fire, as reported by Kiev Mayor Vitalii Klitschko. At least two people were killed and 21 others injured following the Russian attack on the building, Klitschko said. Among the injured, 16 were hospitalized and four are in serious condition. Between 4.45 and 6.45 in the morning, local time, over a dozen explosions were heard again in the capital, coinciding with successive waves of missile attacks. Kyiv Independent journalists reported brief power outages and flashing lights around 5.30am. Klitschko said at least one other victim was hospitalized in Kiev's Darnytskyi neighborhood, and another person was killed in Kiev's Holosiivskyi neighborhood following the latest waves of attacks. The authorities have not yet quantified the alleged attacks on the power plants, nor the extent of the damage caused.

Moscow Mayor Serghei Sobyanin said 493 drones were launched last night by Ukrainian forces over the Moscow region. This was reported by Tass, underlining that it is one of the major attacks on the capital in the last two years. "The majority were neutralized by air defenses at a long distance, and 180 were destroyed as they approached the city", specified the mayor. Flights at Vnukovo International Airport were suspended for eight hours and passengers already on the planes were disembarked.