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Intensive Russian Strikes Cut Electricity Across Ukraine's Capital

Energy infrastructure under attack in the region
The country's energy systems have come under increased strikes in recent weeks

Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.

Several individuals were hurt while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and encountered interruptions to water supplies, per reports from municipal leaders.

Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was killed in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, based on information from regional authorities.

Russian forces has increased assaults on electrical systems over recent weeks, while officials has demanded "real steps" from international partners to exert influence on Russia.

"What is required is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the America, European nations and the Group of Seven - in supplying air defence systems and enforcing penalties," he wrote in a social media post.

Authorities reported that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty rockets struck energy facilities, labeling such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.

The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were working to restore power.

A series of attacks struck electrical systems and apartment buildings in Kyiv.

Multiple people hurt in the assaults on the city have been hospitalized, according to city authorities.

Emergency response in Kyiv
Aerial weapons damaged apartment buildings in Kyiv during the night

Regional authorities said the city endured heavy assaults overnight. A young boy was killed and multiple civilians were hurt.

The strikes come after periods of aerial attacks in the region, portions of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.

The entire country is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to detect.

Government officials told the media that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the national power system, with strikes already disrupting gas facilities.

Officials stated technical personnel and officials were bracing for additional strikes.

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Dana Rodriguez

Tech journalist and startup advisor with a focus on UK's digital economy and emerging technologies.

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