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Major Russian Attacks Disrupt Power Across Kyiv

Energy infrastructure targeted in the region
Ukraine's energy systems have faced increased strikes in the past few days

Throughout the evening, Moscow's aerial assaults have resulted in power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.

A number of civilians were wounded while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and encountered interruptions to drinking water, according to city officials.

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

Russian forces has intensified attacks on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while the country's government has demanded "concrete actions" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.

"The necessity is not window dressing but firm measures - from the America, European nations and the major economies - in providing defensive weapons and implementing restrictions," he wrote in a social media post.

Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen projectiles targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such assaults as "premeditated" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.

Government representatives said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were working to fix the damage.

A barrage of missiles hit energy infrastructure and civilian homes in the capital.

Several of the people wounded in the assaults on the city have been taken to hospital, according to municipal representatives.

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

Local officials said the urban area endured heavy assaults throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child died and several individuals were wounded.

The assaults succeed evenings of air raids in the area, portions of which are occupied by Moscow's military.

All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to spot.

Authorities told reporters that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the national power system, with assaults already disrupting energy systems.

Authorities confirmed utility staff and officials were bracing for further attacks.

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