Russian attack on Ukraine's Kirovohrad region cuts power, governor says

KYIV (Reuters) -An overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine's central Kirovohrad region partially cut power and disrupted railway operations, officials said on Wednesday.

"As of now, the regional centre and 44 settlements in the Oleksandrivka territorial community have been partially cut off from the power supply," Andriy Raykovych wrote on the Telegram messaging app.

Some private homes were also damaged and railway travel has been disrupted, he said. Emergency services reported battling fires at three locations and said there were no casualties.

Ukrainian deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said the Russian forces targeted railway infrastructure in the overnight attack, without specifying the location.

"Last night, the enemy launched a massive drone strike in an attempt to disable the substations that power the railway network," he wrote on Telegram.

"Such strikes have a clear goal: to disrupt passenger and freight transport, disrupt the stable operation of transport, and put additional pressure on people and the economy."

He said that the Ukrainian state railways Ukrzaliznytsia deployed over 20 reserve locomotives in the attack's aftermath.

(Reporting by Anastasiia Malenko; Editing by Sonali Paul and Lincoln Feast.)