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Major Russian Strikes Eliminate Electricity Throughout Ukraine's Capital

Energy infrastructure under attack in Ukraine
Ukraine's energy systems have faced escalating strikes in recent weeks

Overnight, Moscow's aerial assaults have led to power cuts in large parts of the capital city, Kyiv.

Nine people were injured while local people in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and faced disruption to water systems, according to local authorities.

Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a different aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, based on information from area administrators.

Moscow has increased attacks on energy facilities over recent weeks, while officials has requested "concrete actions" from international partners to apply pressure on Moscow.

"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the America, the EU and the G7 - in providing air defence systems and applying penalties," he wrote in a online statement.

Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and several dozen missiles targeted the country's power systems, characterizing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.

The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were working to repair systems.

A wave of strikes damaged power facilities and apartment buildings in the capital.

Several of the people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been transported for medical care, per statements from city authorities.

Emergency response in Kyiv
Russian missiles damaged apartment buildings in the capital overnight

Local officials said the city experienced heavy assaults overnight. A seven-year-old child lost their life and several individuals were injured.

The attacks follow periods of bombing campaigns in the territory, sections of which are occupied by Moscow's military.

The entire country is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to detect.

National leaders told reporters that Russia was intentionally trying to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already affecting energy systems.

Authorities confirmed energy workers and authorities were preparing for further attacks.

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