Major Moscow's Strikes Eliminate Power In Ukraine's Capital
During the night, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in blackouts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were hurt while residents in the city's east were experienced blackouts and encountered problems to water systems, per reports from city officials.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, based on information from local officials.
Russian forces has escalated attacks on energy facilities over recent weeks, while Ukrainian leadership has called for "concrete actions" from allies to increase pressure on Russia.
"What is required is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the United States, the EU and the G7 - in providing defensive weapons and implementing penalties," was stated in a public message.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 projectiles attacked the country's power systems, labeling such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
Energy officials said Russia was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were striving to repair systems.
A wave of strikes hit energy infrastructure and residential structures in the capital.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been hospitalized, as confirmed by city authorities.
Regional authorities said the metropolitan region experienced intense attacks throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child died and multiple civilians were hurt.
The assaults succeed nights of aerial attacks in the area, sections of which are occupied by Russian forces.
The whole nation is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to spot.
Government officials told reporters that Moscow was purposely seeking to damage the national power system, with attacks already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and government agencies were bracing for more assaults.
