Major Moscow's Strikes Cut Power In Kyiv
Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused electricity outages in large parts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Several individuals were hurt while inhabitants in eastern districts were left without electricity and encountered disruption to water systems, according to city officials.
At the same time, a minor was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, according to local officials.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over the past few days, while officials has called for "substantial measures" from allies to apply pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the US, European nations and the major economies - in supplying protection systems and implementing restrictions," mentioned in a public message.
Authorities reported that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty rockets targeted the country's power systems, characterizing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.
Energy officials said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were working to restore power.
A series of attacks hit power facilities and civilian homes in the capital.
Several of the people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from city authorities.
Area administrators said the metropolitan region experienced heavy assaults throughout the evening. A young boy was killed and three other people were hurt.
The attacks succeed nights of bombing campaigns in the region, parts of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
The entire country is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to detect.
Government officials told reporters that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the national power system, with attacks already impacting gas facilities.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and officials were bracing for more assaults.
