Ukraine news latest — Kyiv races to restore grid after Putin’s missile strikes leave third of capital without power

UKRAINE is working to restore electricity and water supplies after Russia’s latest wave of attacks plunged multiple cities into darkness  Vladimir Putin‘s latest strikes, which hit a number of cities in Ukraine, left thousands without “power, water and heating” according to Kharkiv’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov. In the capital Kyiv, the metro had stopped running so that people could take shelter at underground stations after air raid sirens rang out on Friday morning – a familiar sound during the bloody Ukraine war. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the metro service was relaunched early Saturday and water supply had been restored. However, a third of the capital’s residents were still without power, Klitschko added. Read our Ukraine-Russia live blog below for the latest news…