Throughout the evening, Russian aerial assaults have led to electricity outages in large parts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were injured while residents in the city's east were plunged into darkness and faced problems to drinking water, as stated by city officials.
At the same time, a young boy was lost their life in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, according to local officials.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over the past few days, while the country's government has demanded "real steps" from allies to apply pressure on Russia.
"What is required is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the US, European nations and the Group of Seven - in providing protection systems and applying penalties," he wrote in a social media post.
Officials stated that 450 drones and more than 30 rockets struck the country's power systems, describing such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were laboring to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles damaged power facilities and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Several of the people wounded in the attacks on the capital have been transported for medical care, per statements from municipal representatives.
Regional authorities said the urban area endured intense attacks overnight. A seven-year-old child died and several individuals were injured.
The assaults come after nights of air raids in the area, parts of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
The whole nation is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to detect.
Government officials told the media that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the national power system, with assaults already impacting gas facilities.
He said utility staff and officials were bracing for additional strikes.
