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Major Moscow's Strikes Cut Electricity In Kyiv

Power facilities under attack in Ukraine
Ukraine's power facilities have faced escalating attacks in recent weeks

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

Several individuals were hurt while residents in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and dealt with interruptions to drinking water, 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 southern area, based on information from local officials.

Moscow has intensified attacks on energy facilities over the past few days, while officials has demanded "real steps" from international partners to increase pressure on Russia.

"What's needed is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the United States, the EU and the major economies - in supplying defensive weapons and enforcing sanctions," he wrote in a social media post.

Officials stated that 450 drones and more than 30 projectiles targeted energy facilities, describing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.

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

A wave of strikes damaged electrical systems and apartment buildings in Kyiv.

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

Emergency response in Kyiv
Aerial weapons hit apartment buildings in Kyiv throughout the evening

Local officials said the urban area endured significant strikes during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child died and several individuals were hurt.

The strikes come after evenings of bombing campaigns in the territory, parts of which remain under the control of invading troops.

The whole nation is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to identify.

National leaders told the media that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the country's energy grid, with assaults already affecting fuel infrastructure.

Authorities confirmed utility staff and authorities were preparing for further attacks.

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Keith Jones

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