Intensive Moscow's Attacks Cut Power Across Kyiv

Energy infrastructure under attack in Ukraine
Ukraine's power facilities have faced increased attacks in recent weeks

Throughout the evening, Russian aerial assaults have caused blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.

Nine people were injured while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and dealt with problems to drinking water, according to municipal leaders.

At the same time, a minor was killed in a distinct assault in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, according to regional authorities.

Moscow has escalated attacks on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while officials has demanded "concrete actions" from international partners to apply pressure on Moscow.

"What is required is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the United States, the EU and the G7 - in delivering defensive weapons and applying penalties," was stated in a social media post.

He said that numerous aerial vehicles and several dozen projectiles attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.

The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were laboring to fix the damage.

A wave of strikes struck energy infrastructure and residential structures in the capital.

Multiple people wounded in the strikes on the city have been taken to hospital, per statements from city authorities.

Emergency response in the capital
Projectiles damaged civilian homes in the capital throughout the evening

Local officials said the urban area experienced heavy assaults overnight. A seven-year-old child was killed and multiple civilians were hurt.

The assaults follow evenings of bombing campaigns in the area, portions of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.

The entire country is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to spot.

Authorities told journalists that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already disrupting fuel infrastructure.

Authorities confirmed utility staff and government agencies were anticipating further attacks.

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