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Large-scale Moscow's Attacks Cut Electricity Throughout Ukraine's Capital

Power facilities targeted in Ukraine
Ukraine's power facilities have faced increased attacks in recent weeks

Overnight, Moscow's aerial assaults have led to power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.

Several individuals were wounded while inhabitants in the city's east were left without electricity and encountered interruptions to drinking water, as stated by municipal leaders.

Meanwhile, a young boy was fatally injured in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, as reported by area administrators.

Moscow has increased strikes on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while the country's government has demanded "concrete actions" from partner nations to apply pressure on Russia.

"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the US, the EU and the G7 - in providing defensive weapons and applying penalties," mentioned in a public message.

He said that 450 drones and more than 30 missiles attacked energy facilities, characterizing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.

Energy officials said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were striving to fix the damage.

A series of attacks damaged energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in Kyiv.

Multiple people wounded in the assaults on the capital have been taken to hospital, per statements from municipal representatives.

Rescue operations in the capital
Projectiles struck apartment buildings in the capital overnight

Regional authorities said the urban area experienced intense attacks throughout the evening. A young boy lost their life and several individuals were injured.

The assaults come after nights of air raids in the area, sections of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.

All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to detect.

Government officials told reporters that Moscow was purposely seeking to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already impacting fuel infrastructure.

Authorities confirmed technical personnel and government agencies were preparing for more assaults.

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