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Major Moscow's Strikes Cut Electricity Across Kyiv

Energy infrastructure targeted in the region
The country's power facilities have faced increased attacks in recent weeks

Throughout the evening, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have resulted in power cuts in large parts of the capital city, Kyiv.

Nine people were hurt while local people in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and encountered problems to drinking water, according to municipal leaders.

Meanwhile, a young boy was lost their life in a different Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the southeastern part, according to area administrators.

Moscow has escalated assaults on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while the country's government has called for "real steps" from partner nations to exert influence on Moscow.

"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the US, Europe and the G7 - in delivering protection systems and implementing sanctions," he wrote in a public message.

He said that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 rockets targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.

Energy officials said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were laboring to restore power.

A wave of strikes hit power facilities and residential structures in the capital.

Five out of the nine people injured in the strikes on the city have been hospitalized, as confirmed by local officials.

Emergency response in the capital
Projectiles hit apartment buildings in Kyiv overnight

Regional authorities said the urban area endured heavy assaults overnight. A minor died and three other people were wounded.

The attacks succeed periods of air raids in the area, parts of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.

The whole nation is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to spot.

Authorities told journalists that Moscow was intentionally trying to damage the national power system, with strikes already affecting energy systems.

He said energy workers and authorities were bracing for more assaults.

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Holly Hawkins

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