Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in electricity outages in large parts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were hurt while residents in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and faced problems to drinking water, as stated by local authorities.
Meanwhile, a young boy was killed in a different assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, based on information from local officials.
Russian forces has increased attacks on energy facilities over recent weeks, while the country's government has called for "substantial measures" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What's needed is not window dressing but firm measures - from the United States, Europe and the major economies - in providing protection systems and applying penalties," he wrote in a social media post.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and several dozen missiles struck energy facilities, characterizing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.
Government representatives said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were laboring to repair systems.
A barrage of missiles hit electrical systems and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Multiple people injured in the assaults on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from local officials.
Area administrators said the city endured heavy assaults throughout the evening. A minor was killed and several individuals were wounded.
The attacks come after periods of air raids in the region, parts of which are currently controlled by invading troops.
All of Ukraine is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to spot.
Government officials told reporters that Russia was deliberately attempting to damage the national power system, with attacks already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Authorities confirmed energy workers and government agencies were bracing for further attacks.
