Major Moscow's Attacks Eliminate Power Throughout Ukraine's Capital
Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have led to power cuts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were hurt while residents in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and faced interruptions to water systems, according to city officials.
Simultaneously, a minor was fatally injured in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, according to regional authorities.
Moscow has intensified assaults on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while the country's government has called for "concrete actions" from allies to apply pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the US, the EU and the Group of Seven - in providing defensive weapons and applying sanctions," he wrote in a social media post.
He said that 450 drones and over thirty rockets struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were laboring to repair systems.
A wave of strikes struck energy infrastructure and residential structures in the capital.
Five out of the nine people injured in the strikes on the city have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by city authorities.
Regional authorities said the metropolitan region endured intense attacks throughout the evening. A young boy lost their life and three other people were hurt.
The strikes follow evenings of aerial attacks in the territory, portions of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to spot.
National leaders told journalists that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the country's energy grid, with strikes already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
Authorities confirmed technical personnel and officials were anticipating more assaults.
