At least three killed in Russian missile strikes on Ukraine

A police officer stands next to a part of a Russian cruise missile shot down by the Ukrainian Air Defence Forces, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine December 16, 2022. Head of the National Police of Kyiv region Andrii Nebytov via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS

KYIV (Reuters) -Russia rained down scores of missiles on Ukraine's power grid on Friday, killing at least three people, damaging nine energy facilities and forcing Kyiv to introduce emergency blackouts across the country as winter bites.

Many people headed for shelters during the morning rush hour to take cover from the latest big attack on vital infrastructure since October, which a Kyiv official described as one of the largest missile barrages since Russia invaded in February.