Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have resulted in blackouts in multiple districts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
Several individuals were wounded while inhabitants in the city's east were left without electricity and encountered interruptions to water systems, as stated by city officials.
At the same time, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, as reported by local officials.
Moscow has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "concrete actions" from allies to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the US, Europe and the Group of Seven - in supplying defensive weapons and implementing sanctions," mentioned in a online statement.
Authorities reported that numerous aerial vehicles and several dozen projectiles targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were working to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes hit energy infrastructure and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the attacks on the city have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by city authorities.
Local officials said the urban area experienced heavy assaults throughout the evening. A young boy died and multiple civilians were wounded.
The assaults come after evenings of aerial attacks in the territory, parts of which are occupied by Russian forces.
The entire country is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to spot.
Authorities told the media that Moscow was deliberately attempting to destroy the national power system, with attacks already affecting fuel infrastructure.
He said energy workers and government agencies were anticipating additional strikes.
