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Intensive Moscow's Assaults Eliminate Electricity In Kyiv

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

During the night, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have led to electricity outages in large parts of the capital city, Kyiv.

Nine people were injured while residents in eastern districts were left without electricity and dealt with problems to water systems, according to municipal leaders.

At the same time, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a separate assault in the southeastern region in the southeastern part, as reported by area administrators.

Russian forces has increased assaults on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while officials has called for "substantial measures" from partner nations to apply pressure on Moscow.

"The necessity is not window dressing but firm measures - from the US, the EU and the Group of Seven - in providing air defence systems and applying sanctions," he wrote in a social media post.

He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 missiles attacked energy facilities, labeling such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.

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

A wave of strikes struck energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in the capital.

Five out of the nine people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been transported for medical care, per statements from local officials.

Emergency response in Kyiv
Aerial weapons damaged civilian homes in the capital overnight

Local officials said the metropolitan region came under intense attacks overnight. A seven-year-old child was killed and multiple civilians were injured.

The strikes come after periods of bombing campaigns in the territory, sections of which remain under the control of Russian forces.

The whole nation is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to detect.

National leaders told the media that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the country's energy grid, with assaults already disrupting gas facilities.

He said technical personnel and authorities were bracing for additional strikes.

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