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Intensive Russian Attacks Cut Power Across Ukraine's Capital

Power facilities targeted in Ukraine
The country's power facilities have come under escalating strikes in the past few days

Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused electricity outages in large parts of the capital city, Kyiv.

Nine people were injured while residents in the city's east were experienced blackouts and faced disruption to water supplies, according to local authorities.

Meanwhile, a minor was fatally injured in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, as reported by local officials.

Moscow has increased assaults on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has called for "substantial measures" from international partners to increase pressure on Russia.

"What is required is not window dressing but strong steps - from the US, the EU and the major economies - in supplying defensive weapons and enforcing penalties," mentioned in a online statement.

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

The energy minister said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were laboring to restore power.

A barrage of missiles hit energy infrastructure and residential structures in Kyiv.

Five out of the nine people injured in the attacks on the capital have been hospitalized, according to city authorities.

Emergency response in the capital
Projectiles damaged civilian homes in Kyiv throughout the evening

Area administrators said the metropolitan region endured heavy assaults overnight. A minor was killed and three other people were hurt.

The strikes follow periods of air raids in the territory, portions of which are currently controlled by invading troops.

All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to spot.

Authorities told reporters that Russia was deliberately attempting to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already disrupting energy systems.

He said utility staff and officials were anticipating more assaults.

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