🔗 Share this article Major Moscow's Assaults Disrupt Power Throughout Ukraine's Capital The country's energy systems have faced escalating strikes in recent weeks Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. Nine people were hurt while residents in the city's east were plunged into darkness and faced interruptions to water supplies, per reports from city officials. Meanwhile, a young boy was killed in a distinct Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, as reported by area administrators. Moscow has intensified attacks on power infrastructure over the past few days, while officials has demanded "concrete actions" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow. "What's needed is not window dressing but firm measures - from the United States, European nations and the major economies - in delivering air defence systems and implementing sanctions," was stated in a social media post. He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 missiles attacked energy facilities, labeling such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools. The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were working to restore power. A wave of strikes damaged energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in Kyiv. Several of the people wounded in the attacks on the capital have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by municipal representatives. Aerial weapons damaged civilian homes in the capital throughout the evening Regional authorities said the metropolitan region came under significant strikes overnight. A seven-year-old child died and three other people were hurt. The attacks succeed nights of air raids in the area, sections of which remain under the control of Russian forces. The entire country is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to spot. Authorities told reporters that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the national power system, with assaults already disrupting fuel infrastructure. He said utility staff and authorities were bracing for more assaults.