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Major Russian Strikes Cut Power Throughout Ukraine's Capital

Energy infrastructure under attack in Ukraine
Ukraine's power facilities have come under increased attacks in recent weeks

During the night, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.

Several individuals were hurt while residents in the city's east were experienced blackouts and encountered problems to water supplies, per reports from city officials.

Meanwhile, a minor was fatally injured in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, based on information from regional authorities.

Russian forces has increased strikes on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while the country's government has requested "substantial measures" from allies to exert influence on Moscow.

"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the America, the EU and the G7 - in supplying defensive weapons and enforcing sanctions," he wrote in a public message.

Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty projectiles targeted the country's power systems, characterizing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.

Government representatives said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were striving to repair systems.

A barrage of missiles damaged energy infrastructure and civilian homes in Kyiv.

Several of the people hurt in the assaults on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from municipal representatives.

Rescue operations in Kyiv
Aerial weapons struck apartment buildings in the capital throughout the evening

Local officials said the metropolitan region experienced intense attacks during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child lost their life and multiple civilians were wounded.

The attacks come after evenings of air raids in the territory, sections of which are occupied by Moscow's military.

All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to identify.

Government officials told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to destroy the national power system, with attacks already disrupting fuel infrastructure.

Officials stated technical personnel and government agencies were bracing for additional strikes.

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