🔗 Share this article

During the night, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in electricity outages in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.

A number of civilians were hurt while local people in the city's east were experienced blackouts and dealt with problems to water supplies, as stated by municipal leaders.

At the same time, a young boy was killed in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, based on information from regional authorities.

Moscow has escalated strikes on energy facilities over the past few days, while officials has requested "substantial measures" from partner nations to apply pressure on Moscow.

"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the America, European nations and the Group of Seven - in delivering defensive weapons and applying sanctions," mentioned in a social media post.

He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen missiles struck the country's power systems, labeling such strikes as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools.

The energy minister said Russia was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were striving to fix the damage.

A barrage of missiles hit power facilities and residential structures in the capital.

Several of the people injured in the strikes on the city have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by city authorities.

Regional authorities said the city experienced significant strikes overnight. A seven-year-old child died and several individuals were hurt.

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

The whole nation is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to spot.

Authorities told journalists that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already affecting gas facilities.

He said technical personnel and officials were bracing for further attacks.