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Large-scale Moscow's Strikes Disrupt Electricity In Kyiv

Power facilities under attack in Ukraine
The country's energy systems have come under escalating attacks in recent weeks

During the night, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in large parts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.

Nine people were hurt while residents in eastern districts were left without electricity and faced interruptions to water systems, according to municipal leaders.

At the same time, a seven-year-old child was killed in a different assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, based on information from regional authorities.

Russian forces has increased attacks on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "substantial measures" from allies to apply pressure on Russia.

"What is required is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the America, European nations and the Group of Seven - in providing defensive weapons and applying penalties," mentioned in a online statement.

He said that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 projectiles targeted the country's power systems, describing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.

Energy officials said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were working to repair systems.

A series of attacks damaged energy infrastructure and civilian homes in the capital.

Several of the people injured in the attacks on the capital have been hospitalized, as confirmed by local officials.

Rescue operations in Kyiv
Projectiles hit apartment buildings in Kyiv during the night

Regional authorities said the metropolitan region came under intense attacks overnight. A young boy was killed and multiple civilians were hurt.

The attacks succeed periods of bombing campaigns in the region, sections of which are occupied by invading troops.

The entire country is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to identify.

Government officials told the media that Russia was deliberately attempting to damage the country's energy grid, with assaults already disrupting gas facilities.

Authorities confirmed energy workers and government agencies were anticipating additional strikes.

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