KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces launched missiles at energy infrastructure in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region on Tuesday, after carrying out a drone strike overnight, cutting power in some districts and forcing authorities to resort to back-up power systems.

Russia fired missiles at energy infrastructure in the northeast Ukrainian city of Sumy on Tuesday hours after an overnight drone strike on the region, reducing power in some areas and forcing authorities to use back-up power systems.

A woman in the capital region was killed during the attack, officials said. Russian air defenses shot down 20 drones around Moscow and almost 150 nationwide, according to the Defense Ministry.