During the night, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in power cuts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were hurt while inhabitants in the city's east were experienced blackouts and faced problems to water supplies, per reports from municipal leaders.
At the same time, a minor was fatally injured in a separate assault in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, as reported by regional authorities.
Russian forces has escalated attacks on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has called for "concrete actions" from allies to apply pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not window dressing but firm measures - from the United States, the EU and the G7 - in delivering air defence systems and enforcing penalties," was stated in a public message.
Authorities reported that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 projectiles attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
Government representatives said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were striving to fix the damage.
A series of attacks damaged energy infrastructure and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Multiple people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been transported for medical care, according to city authorities.
Local officials said the metropolitan region came under significant strikes overnight. A young boy died and several individuals were wounded.
The strikes succeed evenings of aerial attacks in the region, portions of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to detect.
Government officials told the media that Russia was intentionally trying to destroy the national power system, with attacks already impacting energy systems.
Officials stated utility staff and officials were bracing for more assaults.
