During the night, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were injured while inhabitants in the city's east were plunged into darkness and encountered problems to drinking water, per reports from city officials.
Simultaneously, a young boy was killed in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, according to local officials.
Russian forces has escalated assaults on power infrastructure over the past few days, while officials has requested "real steps" from international partners to apply pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not window dressing but decisive action - from the US, the EU and the Group of Seven - in delivering defensive weapons and enforcing restrictions," was stated in a social media post.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen projectiles attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were working to repair systems.
A barrage of missiles damaged power facilities and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Several of the people injured in the assaults on the capital have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by local officials.
Local officials said the urban area came under intense attacks throughout the evening. A minor lost their life and multiple civilians were wounded.
The strikes come after nights of bombing campaigns in the territory, sections of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
The entire country is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to spot.
Authorities told the media that Russia was purposely seeking to demolish the country's energy grid, with attacks already impacting gas facilities.
Authorities confirmed energy workers and officials were anticipating further attacks.
