Major Moscow's Attacks Disrupt Electricity Across Kyiv
Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were hurt while inhabitants in eastern districts were left without electricity and encountered problems to water systems, according to municipal leaders.
At the same time, a young boy was killed in a distinct assault in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southern area, as reported by local officials.
Russian forces has intensified assaults on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while the country's government has requested "substantial measures" from partner nations to exert influence on Russia.
"The necessity is not window dressing but decisive action - from the US, the EU and the G7 - in supplying air defence systems and implementing sanctions," was stated in a online statement.
He said that 450 drones and more than 30 missiles targeted energy facilities, characterizing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were striving to fix the damage.
A series of attacks damaged electrical systems and residential structures in Kyiv.
Several of the people injured in the attacks on the capital have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by city authorities.
Local officials said the city endured significant strikes overnight. A young boy lost their life and three other people were hurt.
The strikes succeed periods of bombing campaigns in the area, parts of which are occupied by Russian forces.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to spot.
Government officials told reporters that Moscow was intentionally trying to demolish the country's energy grid, with assaults already disrupting gas facilities.
He said energy workers and officials were preparing for further attacks.
