🔗 Share this article Large-scale Russian Strikes Cut Electricity In Ukraine's Capital Ukraine's energy systems have faced escalating strikes in recent weeks Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in electricity outages in multiple districts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital. A number of civilians were wounded while local people in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and encountered disruption to water systems, per reports from city officials. At the same time, a young boy was lost their life in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, according to local officials. Russian forces has escalated attacks on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while the country's government has demanded "real steps" from partner nations to exert influence on Russia. "The necessity is not window dressing but decisive action - from the America, Europe and the major economies - in supplying air defence systems and implementing penalties," was stated in a public message. He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty projectiles targeted energy facilities, labeling such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as the weather cools. Government representatives said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were working to fix the damage. A series of attacks struck energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in Kyiv. Five out of the nine people wounded in the assaults on the capital have been transported for medical care, according to municipal representatives. Aerial weapons damaged civilian homes in Kyiv throughout the evening Local officials said the metropolitan region endured intense attacks overnight. A young boy died and three other people were hurt. The attacks follow evenings of aerial attacks in the region, parts of which are occupied by Russian forces. All of Ukraine is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are tougher to detect. National leaders told journalists that Moscow was intentionally trying to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already disrupting gas facilities. Authorities confirmed energy workers and authorities were bracing for additional strikes.