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Intensive Russian Assaults Cut Electricity Throughout Ukraine's Capital

Energy infrastructure under attack in the region
The country's power facilities have come under increased attacks in the past few days

Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have caused blackouts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.

A number of civilians were wounded while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were experienced blackouts and dealt with interruptions to drinking water, according to municipal leaders.

At the same time, a seven-year-old child was killed in a distinct Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, as reported by local officials.

Russian forces has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while the country's government has requested "substantial measures" from allies to exert influence on Russia.

"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the America, the EU and the Group of Seven - in supplying air defence systems and enforcing sanctions," he wrote in a online statement.

Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen missiles struck energy facilities, describing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as winter approaches.

Government representatives said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were laboring to repair systems.

A barrage of missiles hit power facilities and apartment buildings in Kyiv.

Several of the people injured in the assaults on the capital have been hospitalized, according to municipal representatives.

Emergency response in the capital
Projectiles hit apartment buildings in Kyiv during the night

Regional authorities said the city came under heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A young boy died and multiple civilians were injured.

The assaults come after nights of air raids in the region, sections of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.

The whole nation is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to spot.

Government officials told journalists that Moscow was purposely seeking to damage the national power system, with attacks already affecting fuel infrastructure.

Authorities confirmed energy workers and government agencies were preparing for further attacks.

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Jorge Powell

A tech journalist and digital strategist with over a decade of experience covering UK innovation and global tech trends.

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