Large-scale Moscow's Attacks Eliminate Electricity Throughout Ukraine's Capital
During the night, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have led to blackouts in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Several individuals were wounded while residents in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and faced interruptions to drinking water, as stated by city officials.
Meanwhile, a minor was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, based on information from regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified attacks on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "concrete actions" from allies to exert influence on Russia.
"What's needed is not window dressing but firm measures - from the United States, the EU and the major economies - in providing protection systems and implementing restrictions," he wrote in a social media post.
Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and several dozen rockets struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were striving to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles damaged electrical systems and residential structures in Kyiv.
Multiple people hurt in the assaults on the city have been taken to hospital, according to local officials.
Area administrators said the city endured significant strikes throughout the evening. A young boy was killed and multiple civilians were wounded.
The attacks succeed evenings of aerial attacks in the area, parts of which remain under the control of invading troops.
The whole nation is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are tougher to spot.
National leaders told journalists that Russia was intentionally trying to damage the national power system, with assaults already disrupting gas facilities.
He said technical personnel and government agencies were preparing for further attacks.