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Monday, October 12, 2026
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Major Moscow's Strikes Cut Electricity Across Ukraine's Capital

Energy infrastructure under attack in the region
Ukraine's power facilities have come under increased attacks in the past few days

Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.

Nine people were injured while residents in the city's east were plunged into darkness and encountered interruptions to water supplies, according to local authorities.

At the same time, a young boy was fatally injured in a distinct assault in the southeastern region in the southeastern part, according to local officials.

Russian forces has escalated attacks on energy facilities over recent weeks, while officials has requested "substantial measures" from international partners to exert influence on Moscow.

"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the US, the EU and the G7 - in providing protection systems and enforcing sanctions," he wrote in a online statement.

Authorities reported that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 rockets struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.

Government representatives said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were laboring to repair systems.

A barrage of missiles damaged electrical systems and residential structures in the capital.

Multiple people wounded in the strikes on the city have been taken to hospital, per statements from municipal representatives.

Rescue operations in Kyiv
Russian missiles struck residential structures in the capital during the night

Local officials said the city experienced intense attacks overnight. A young boy was killed and multiple civilians were injured.

The attacks follow evenings of air raids in the territory, portions of which are occupied by invading troops.

The whole nation is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to detect.

Authorities told the media that Russia was intentionally trying to damage the national power system, with attacks already disrupting fuel infrastructure.

He said utility staff and government agencies were preparing for additional strikes.

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