Large-scale Russian Attacks Disrupt Electricity Across Ukraine's Capital
Throughout the evening, Russian aerial assaults have led to power cuts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were injured while local people in the city's east were experienced blackouts and dealt with interruptions to drinking water, according to municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a minor was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southern area, as reported by local officials.
Moscow has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while the country's government has called for "real steps" from international partners to exert influence on Russia.
"What is required is not window dressing but firm measures - from the US, the EU and the Group of Seven - in delivering defensive weapons and implementing restrictions," was stated in a social media post.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty rockets struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were working to repair systems.
A barrage of missiles damaged power facilities and residential structures in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the strikes on the city have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by local officials.
Regional authorities said the city experienced intense attacks during nighttime hours. A minor lost their life and several individuals were hurt.
The attacks succeed nights of air raids in the territory, parts of which are currently controlled by invading troops.
The entire country is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to spot.
Authorities told journalists that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the national power system, with strikes already disrupting gas facilities.
Officials stated energy workers and officials were preparing for additional strikes.
