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Intensive Moscow's Assaults Disrupt Power Across Kyiv

Power facilities under attack in the region
The country's energy systems have faced increased strikes in recent weeks

Throughout the evening, Moscow's aerial assaults have caused power cuts in multiple districts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.

Nine people were injured while residents in the city's east were experienced blackouts and faced disruption to water supplies, according to local authorities.

At the same time, a young boy was lost their life in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, as reported by area administrators.

Russian forces has escalated assaults on electrical systems over recent weeks, while officials has called for "real steps" from allies to exert influence on Moscow.

"The necessity is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the US, European nations and the major economies - in supplying air defence systems and applying penalties," mentioned in a public message.

He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty missiles targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.

The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were working to repair systems.

A series of attacks damaged electrical systems and civilian homes in the capital.

Five out of the nine people injured in the attacks on the capital have been taken to hospital, according to city authorities.

Emergency response in the capital
Russian missiles struck apartment buildings in Kyiv overnight

Area administrators said the metropolitan region came under significant strikes overnight. A seven-year-old child lost their life and several individuals were hurt.

The attacks follow periods of aerial attacks in the area, portions of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.

The entire country is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to spot.

Government officials told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to damage the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already affecting energy systems.

He said energy workers and government agencies were preparing for more assaults.

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