Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have led to electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were injured while residents in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and dealt with interruptions to water supplies, per reports from city officials.
Meanwhile, a young boy was lost their life in a different Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the southeastern part, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified attacks on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while the country's government has demanded "concrete actions" from international partners to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the United States, the EU and the Group of Seven - in supplying protection systems and enforcing penalties," mentioned in a public message.
Authorities reported that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 missiles struck energy facilities, characterizing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as winter approaches.
Energy officials said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were working to repair systems.
A series of attacks damaged energy infrastructure and civilian homes in the capital.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the assaults on the city have been taken to hospital, according to city authorities.
Local officials said the urban area endured significant strikes overnight. A seven-year-old child died and three other people were hurt.
The strikes come after periods of air raids in the region, sections of which remain under the control of invading troops.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to identify.
National leaders told journalists that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the national power system, with attacks already affecting fuel infrastructure.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and officials were bracing for additional strikes.
