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Major Russian Attacks Cut Power Throughout Ukraine's Capital

Power facilities under attack in Ukraine
The country's power facilities have come under increased attacks in recent weeks

Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused electricity outages in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.

A number of civilians were injured while local people in the city's east were left without electricity and encountered problems to water supplies, as stated by city officials.

Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was killed in a different Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the southeastern part, as reported by local officials.

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

"What is required is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the America, the EU and the G7 - in supplying defensive weapons and implementing penalties," he wrote in a social media post.

He said that 450 drones and over thirty missiles attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such strikes as "premeditated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.

Government representatives said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were striving to repair systems.

A wave of strikes damaged energy infrastructure and civilian homes in the capital.

Five out of the nine people injured in the assaults on the city have been hospitalized, according to municipal representatives.

Emergency response in the capital
Russian missiles damaged apartment buildings in the capital overnight

Area administrators said the metropolitan region experienced intense attacks overnight. A minor was killed and three other people were wounded.

The attacks come after evenings of bombing campaigns in the area, sections of which are occupied by Russian forces.

The entire country is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to detect.

Government officials told the media that Moscow was purposely seeking to destroy the country's energy grid, with strikes already impacting energy systems.

Authorities confirmed energy workers and government agencies were bracing for additional strikes.

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