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Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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Intensive Moscow's Strikes Disrupt Electricity Across Kyiv

Energy infrastructure under attack in Ukraine
The country's power facilities have come under escalating attacks in recent weeks

Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in blackouts in multiple districts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.

Nine people were wounded while residents in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and encountered problems to water supplies, according to city officials.

At the same time, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, as reported by regional authorities.

Russian forces has increased strikes on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while officials has demanded "concrete actions" from international partners to exert influence on Moscow.

"What is required is not window dressing but decisive action - from the America, Europe and the G7 - in supplying air defence systems and applying restrictions," mentioned in a online statement.

He said that 450 drones and more than 30 rockets targeted energy facilities, labeling such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.

Energy officials said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were laboring to restore power.

A wave of strikes struck energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in Kyiv.

Multiple people injured in the strikes on the city have been hospitalized, according to municipal representatives.

Emergency response in Kyiv
Aerial weapons struck residential structures in the capital throughout the evening

Regional authorities said the urban area experienced intense attacks overnight. A young boy was killed and multiple civilians were wounded.

The attacks come after periods of air raids in the region, sections of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.

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

Government officials told the media that Russia was intentionally trying to demolish the national power system, with assaults already affecting fuel infrastructure.

Authorities confirmed technical personnel and government agencies were anticipating further attacks.

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Chelsea Burke

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