Russian missile and drone strikes on Kiev killed at least four people and injured several others on Wednesday, September 30, according to Ukrainian authorities. The attacks targeted energy infrastructure, causing power outages across the capital and its surrounding region. Reports vary on the exact number of casualties, with one source stating four people were killed, including a child, and another claiming seven, also including a child. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko said two people were killed in the attack on the capital, while emergency services reported that a child was killed and three others injured in Vychgorod, a northern suburb of Kiev, during a strike on a house. A separate strike on a warehouse also killed an employee. The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed it had targeted power stations in the Kiev region responsible for "electricity distribution for military-industrial facilities" and struck a hydroelectric and a thermal power plant. Ukraine's main electricity provider, DTEK, confirmed that the grid had been damaged, causing power outages. On Wednesday morning, "8,000 families" regained electricity, it said. Since the beginning of summer, Moscow has conducted nearly daily air strikes, day and night, against a series of targets in the Ukrainian capital. The approach of winter has raised fears among authorities of new large-scale Russian attacks against energy sites. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz commented on a rare meeting between the German and Russian foreign ministers on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday. Merz said the meeting demonstrated that Russia is "not at all interested in serious negotiations" in Ukraine, more than four and a half years after the start of the Russian offensive. The meeting highlighted ongoing diplomatic challenges in resolving the conflict, as both sides continue to engage in military actions and political maneuvering.