Throughout the evening, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have led to electricity outages in multiple districts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were injured while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and encountered interruptions to water supplies, as stated by city officials.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southern area, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "substantial measures" from international partners to increase pressure on Russia.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the United States, European nations and the G7 - in providing protection systems and implementing restrictions," was stated in a public message.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty missiles attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.
Energy officials said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were laboring to repair systems.
A barrage of missiles damaged power facilities and apartment buildings in the capital.
Several of the people wounded in the strikes on the city have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the city came under intense attacks during nighttime hours. A young boy was killed and three other people were wounded.
The strikes succeed nights of aerial attacks in the region, portions of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to spot.
Government officials told journalists that Moscow was deliberately attempting to destroy the country's energy grid, with strikes already disrupting gas facilities.
Authorities confirmed technical personnel and officials were preparing for further attacks.
