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Large-scale Moscow's Assaults Cut Power Throughout Kyiv

Power facilities targeted in Ukraine
Ukraine's energy systems have faced escalating strikes in recent weeks

During the night, Moscow's aerial assaults have caused power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.

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

At the same time, a young boy was fatally injured in a different Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the southeastern part, as reported by area administrators.

Moscow has increased strikes on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "concrete actions" from international partners to increase pressure on Russia.

"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the US, Europe and the G7 - in supplying protection systems and applying sanctions," he wrote in a online statement.

Authorities reported that 450 drones and over thirty projectiles struck energy facilities, characterizing such strikes as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools.

The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were laboring to restore power.

A barrage of missiles struck power facilities and apartment buildings in Kyiv.

Several of the people wounded in the assaults on the city have been transported for medical care, according to local officials.

Rescue operations in Kyiv
Projectiles damaged residential structures in Kyiv during the night

Regional authorities said the city experienced heavy assaults throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child died and several individuals were wounded.

The strikes come after periods of air raids in the territory, parts of which remain under the control of invading troops.

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

Government officials told reporters that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already disrupting fuel infrastructure.

Authorities confirmed utility staff and officials were bracing for additional strikes.

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