Major Moscow's Attacks Eliminate Electricity Throughout Ukraine's Capital
Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to power cuts in extensive areas of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were wounded while residents in the city's east were plunged into darkness and faced interruptions to water supplies, according to local authorities.
At the same time, a minor was fatally injured in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, according to local officials.
Russian forces has escalated assaults on power infrastructure over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "substantial measures" from allies to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not window dressing but strong steps - from the US, Europe and the major economies - in delivering air defence systems and implementing restrictions," he wrote in a public message.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty missiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such assaults as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Russia was "launching a major assault" and maintenance teams were striving to restore power.
A barrage of missiles hit energy infrastructure and civilian homes in the capital.
Multiple people injured in the assaults on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from local officials.
Area administrators said the city endured intense attacks during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child lost their life and multiple civilians were injured.
The strikes come after periods of aerial attacks in the region, parts of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to identify.
National leaders told the media that Russia was intentionally trying to damage the national power system, with assaults already affecting gas facilities.
He said technical personnel and government agencies were anticipating more assaults.
