Russia strikes many Ukrainian regions, cutting off power

An armoured personnel carrier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is seen on a street, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak

(Reuters) -Russian strikes hit a series of Ukrainian regions early on Thursday, including the capital Kyiv, the Black Sea port of Odesa and the second-largest city Kharkiv, knocking out power to several areas, regional officials said.

The attacks struck a wide arc of targets, including cities stretching from Zhytomyr, Vynnytsia and Rivne in the west to Dnipro and Poltava in central Ukraine.