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Major Russian Assaults Disrupt Power Across Kyiv

Energy infrastructure targeted in Ukraine
The country's power facilities have come under increased attacks in recent weeks

Throughout the evening, Russian aerial assaults have led to power cuts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.

Several individuals were hurt while residents in the city's east were experienced blackouts and faced interruptions to water systems, according to local authorities.

Meanwhile, a young boy was fatally injured in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, based on information from local officials.

Moscow has intensified attacks on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while the country's government has requested "substantial measures" from international partners to exert influence on Moscow.

"What is required is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the America, European nations and the Group of Seven - in providing defensive weapons and enforcing sanctions," he wrote in a online statement.

Authorities reported that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 projectiles struck the country's power systems, characterizing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.

Energy officials said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were laboring to restore power.

A barrage of missiles hit energy infrastructure and civilian homes in the capital.

Several of the people hurt in the assaults on the city have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by local officials.

Emergency response in Kyiv
Projectiles hit residential structures in the capital during the night

Local officials said the city endured intense attacks throughout the evening. A young boy was killed and three other people were injured.

The attacks come after nights of aerial attacks in the region, sections of which are occupied by Russian forces.

All of Ukraine is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to spot.

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

Authorities confirmed technical personnel and authorities were bracing for further attacks.

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