Large-scale Moscow's Assaults Cut Power Across Kyiv
Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have resulted in blackouts in multiple districts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were injured while residents in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and encountered interruptions to water supplies, according to municipal leaders.
At the same time, a young boy was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, based on information from area administrators.
Russian forces has increased assaults on electrical systems over the past few days, while the country's government has requested "substantial measures" from partner nations to exert influence on Russia.
"What is required is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the America, the EU and the major economies - in supplying air defence systems and applying penalties," he wrote in a social media post.
He said that 450 drones and more than 30 rockets targeted the country's power systems, characterizing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
Energy officials said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were working to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes struck power facilities and civilian homes in the capital.
Several of the people wounded in the assaults on the city have been transported for medical care, according to local officials.
Regional authorities said the metropolitan region experienced intense attacks during nighttime hours. A minor died and three other people were hurt.
The attacks come after nights of air raids in the area, parts of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
The entire country is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to identify.
Government officials told reporters that Russia was intentionally trying to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already impacting gas facilities.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and authorities were preparing for additional strikes.
