🔗 Share this article Intensive Russian Assaults Cut Power Throughout Ukraine's Capital The country's energy systems have come under escalating strikes in recent weeks Throughout the evening, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused electricity outages in multiple districts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital. A number of civilians were hurt while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and encountered disruption to drinking water, according to city officials. Meanwhile, a minor was lost their life in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, as reported by regional authorities. Russian forces has escalated assaults on energy facilities over the past few days, while the country's government has requested "real steps" from partner nations to increase pressure on Russia. "The necessity is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the US, European nations and the G7 - in supplying defensive weapons and implementing restrictions," he wrote in a social media post. Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 projectiles struck the country's power systems, characterizing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as winter approaches. Energy officials said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were striving to fix the damage. A barrage of missiles struck electrical systems and apartment buildings in Kyiv. Five out of the nine people hurt in the strikes on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from municipal representatives. Aerial weapons hit civilian homes in the capital overnight Area administrators said the metropolitan region came under intense attacks overnight. A seven-year-old child lost their life and three other people were wounded. The assaults succeed nights of bombing campaigns in the territory, sections of which are occupied by Russian forces. The entire country is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to spot. Authorities told journalists that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the country's energy grid, with assaults already disrupting energy systems. Officials stated technical personnel and government agencies were preparing for additional strikes.