Major Moscow's Assaults Eliminate Electricity In Kyiv
Throughout the evening, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have resulted in power cuts in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were hurt while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and encountered disruption to drinking water, according to city officials.
At the same time, a seven-year-old child was killed in a different Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, based on information from local officials.
Moscow has increased strikes on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while the country's government has requested "concrete actions" from allies to increase pressure on Russia.
"What's needed is not window dressing but firm measures - from the United States, the EU and the major economies - in delivering protection systems and applying restrictions," he wrote in a social media post.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty missiles targeted the country's power systems, characterizing such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were laboring to fix the damage.
A series of attacks damaged electrical systems and apartment buildings in the capital.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the attacks on the city have been taken to hospital, per statements from city authorities.
Regional authorities said the metropolitan region came under significant strikes during nighttime hours. A minor died and multiple civilians were injured.
The attacks follow evenings of bombing campaigns in the region, portions of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
The whole nation is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to detect.
Authorities told reporters that Moscow was intentionally trying to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already impacting energy systems.
Officials stated energy workers and officials were anticipating further attacks.
