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Major Russian Assaults Eliminate Electricity In Kyiv

Power facilities under attack in the region
Ukraine's energy systems have come under escalating strikes in the past few days

Throughout the evening, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in blackouts in extensive areas of the capital city, Kyiv.

Nine people were injured while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and dealt with disruption to drinking water, as stated by local authorities.

Meanwhile, a minor was fatally injured in a different assault in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, based on information from area administrators.

Russian forces has increased assaults on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while the country's government has requested "real steps" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.

"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the US, the EU and the G7 - in supplying defensive weapons and applying penalties," he wrote in a public message.

He said that 450 drones and more than 30 missiles attacked the country's power systems, describing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.

Government representatives said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were striving to restore power.

A wave of strikes hit energy infrastructure and residential structures in the capital.

Multiple people wounded in the attacks on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from local officials.

Emergency response in Kyiv
Projectiles struck residential structures in Kyiv overnight

Local officials said the metropolitan region endured significant strikes overnight. A seven-year-old child was killed and three other people were injured.

The attacks succeed nights of bombing campaigns in the region, sections of which are occupied by Russian forces.

All of Ukraine is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are tougher to detect.

Government officials told the media that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the national power system, with attacks already disrupting energy systems.

He said technical personnel and authorities were bracing for more assaults.

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