Intensive Moscow's Assaults Cut Power Throughout Kyiv
During the night, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were injured while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and encountered interruptions to water systems, according to city officials.
Meanwhile, a young boy was lost their life in a different assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, according to local officials.
Russian forces has increased assaults on energy facilities over recent weeks, while officials has demanded "substantial measures" from allies to exert influence on Russia.
"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the America, the EU and the major economies - in delivering air defence systems and implementing restrictions," he wrote in a social media post.
Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 rockets attacked the country's power systems, describing such attacks as "premeditated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.
Energy officials said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were working to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes damaged electrical systems and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Multiple people hurt in the attacks on the city have been hospitalized, as confirmed by municipal representatives.
Regional authorities said the urban area came under heavy assaults overnight. A young boy lost their life and multiple civilians were injured.
The attacks follow nights of bombing campaigns in the area, portions of which remain under the control of invading troops.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to identify.
National leaders told reporters that Moscow was intentionally trying to damage the national power system, with assaults already disrupting gas facilities.
He said technical personnel and authorities were preparing for more assaults.
