Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in extensive areas of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were wounded while inhabitants in the city's east were left without electricity and encountered disruption to drinking water, per reports from municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a young boy was fatally injured in a different Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, according to local officials.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on electrical systems over the past few days, while the country's government has called for "real steps" from international partners to exert influence on Moscow.
"What is required is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the US, the EU and the Group of Seven - in providing protection systems and enforcing sanctions," mentioned in a social media post.
He said that 450 drones and over thirty rockets attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
Energy officials said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were laboring to restore power.
A barrage of missiles damaged power facilities and residential structures in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the attacks on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from city authorities.
Local officials said the metropolitan region experienced significant strikes during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child lost their life and three other people were injured.
The attacks follow nights of aerial attacks in the area, portions of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
The whole nation is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to identify.
Authorities told journalists that Moscow was deliberately attempting to damage the country's energy grid, with attacks already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Officials stated energy workers and government agencies were anticipating further attacks.
