Large-scale Russian Assaults Cut Electricity Throughout Kyiv
Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in extensive areas of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were wounded while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and dealt with problems to drinking water, as stated by city officials.
Meanwhile, a young boy was fatally injured in a separate assault in the southeastern region in the southeastern part, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has increased attacks on electrical systems over the past few days, while officials has demanded "substantial measures" from international partners to apply pressure on Russia.
"What is required is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the America, European nations and the G7 - in delivering air defence systems and implementing sanctions," was stated in a public message.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen projectiles struck the country's power systems, describing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were working to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes hit energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the assaults on the capital have been transported for medical care, per statements from local officials.
Area administrators said the metropolitan region experienced significant strikes during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child lost their life and several individuals were wounded.
The assaults come after periods of air raids in the territory, sections of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to identify.
Government officials told reporters that Russia was intentionally trying to damage the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already disrupting energy systems.
Authorities confirmed technical personnel and government agencies were preparing for further attacks.
