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Intensive Russian Attacks Cut Electricity Across Kyiv

Energy infrastructure under attack in Ukraine
Ukraine's energy systems have faced escalating strikes in the past few days

Throughout the evening, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused power cuts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.

A number of civilians were hurt while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were experienced blackouts and dealt with disruption to drinking water, according to municipal leaders.

At the same time, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, according to regional authorities.

Moscow has intensified assaults on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while officials has demanded "real steps" from international partners to exert influence on Russia.

"What's needed is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the US, European nations and the Group of Seven - in providing protection systems and enforcing sanctions," he wrote in a social media post.

Authorities reported that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen missiles attacked the country's power systems, describing such attacks as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools.

Government representatives said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were laboring to restore power.

A barrage of missiles hit electrical systems and apartment buildings in the capital.

Several of the people hurt in the strikes on the city have been taken to hospital, per statements from city authorities.

Rescue operations in Kyiv
Russian missiles damaged apartment buildings in the capital overnight

Area administrators said the urban area came under significant strikes overnight. A young boy was killed and multiple civilians were wounded.

The assaults succeed periods of air raids in the territory, sections of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.

The whole nation is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to detect.

Authorities told the media that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the country's energy grid, with assaults already disrupting fuel infrastructure.

He said technical personnel and authorities were preparing for additional strikes.

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