Intensive Moscow's Strikes Disrupt Power Across Kyiv
During the night, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to blackouts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were wounded while local people in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and encountered problems to drinking water, as stated by municipal leaders.
Meanwhile, a young boy was killed in a different aerial attack in the southeastern region in the southeastern part, according to regional authorities.
Moscow has escalated strikes on electrical systems over recent weeks, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "real steps" from allies to increase pressure on Russia.
"What is required is not window dressing but strong steps - from the United States, European nations and the Group of Seven - in supplying air defence systems and applying penalties," he wrote in a online statement.
Authorities reported that 450 drones and more than 30 missiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were working to restore power.
A wave of strikes damaged power facilities and residential structures in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the attacks on the capital have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by city authorities.
Regional authorities said the city endured intense attacks during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child was killed and three other people were wounded.
The assaults succeed nights of bombing campaigns in the area, parts of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
The entire country is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to detect.
Government officials told journalists that Moscow was deliberately attempting to demolish the national power system, with attacks already impacting energy systems.
He said utility staff and officials were anticipating further attacks.
