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Large-scale Moscow's Strikes Disrupt Power Throughout Ukraine's Capital

Power facilities under attack in Ukraine
The country's energy systems have faced increased strikes in the past few days

During the night, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in power cuts in extensive areas of the capital city, Kyiv.

A number of civilians were injured while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and faced disruption to water supplies, according to municipal leaders.

Simultaneously, a minor was lost their life in a different aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, according to regional authorities.

Russian forces has increased attacks on energy facilities over recent weeks, while officials has requested "concrete actions" from allies to exert influence on Russia.

"What's needed is not window dressing but firm measures - from the United States, the EU and the G7 - in providing defensive weapons and implementing penalties," he wrote in a public message.

Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 projectiles attacked the country's power systems, characterizing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.

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

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

Five out of the nine people wounded in the assaults on the city have been hospitalized, according to city authorities.

Rescue operations in the capital
Russian missiles struck civilian homes in Kyiv during the night

Local officials said the metropolitan region experienced significant strikes throughout the evening. A young boy died and three other people were injured.

The assaults come after evenings of air raids in the territory, sections of which are occupied by Moscow's military.

The whole nation is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to identify.

Government officials told the media that Russia was deliberately attempting to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already impacting energy systems.

Officials stated utility staff and government agencies were bracing for more assaults.

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