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Intensive Moscow's Attacks Eliminate Electricity In Ukraine's Capital

Power facilities under attack in the region
Ukraine's power facilities have faced escalating attacks in recent weeks

Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have caused power cuts in large parts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.

Several individuals were hurt while local people in the city's east were experienced blackouts and encountered disruption to drinking water, according to municipal leaders.

Meanwhile, a minor was killed in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, according to regional authorities.

Moscow has increased attacks on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while officials has requested "substantial measures" from international partners to increase pressure on Moscow.

"What is required is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the United States, Europe and the Group of Seven - in delivering defensive weapons and applying sanctions," he wrote in a social media post.

Authorities reported that 450 drones and several dozen missiles struck energy facilities, describing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.

Energy officials said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were laboring to repair systems.

A wave of strikes damaged power facilities and apartment buildings in the capital.

Multiple people injured in the strikes on the city have been hospitalized, as confirmed by municipal representatives.

Emergency response in the capital
Projectiles damaged residential structures in the capital during the night

Regional authorities said the urban area came under heavy assaults overnight. A minor was killed and several individuals were injured.

The strikes come after nights of aerial attacks in the area, sections of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.

All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to detect.

National leaders told journalists that Russia was purposely seeking to demolish the country's energy grid, with attacks already affecting gas facilities.

Authorities confirmed utility staff and government agencies were anticipating additional strikes.

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Megan Ramirez

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