Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were wounded while inhabitants in the city's east were plunged into darkness and encountered problems to drinking water, per reports from municipal leaders.
Meanwhile, a minor was fatally injured in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, according to regional authorities.
Moscow has increased assaults on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "substantial measures" from international partners to increase pressure on Russia.
"What is required is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the America, European nations and the major economies - in delivering air defence systems and applying restrictions," mentioned in a social media post.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty projectiles attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were working to restore power.
A wave of strikes struck energy infrastructure and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people injured in the assaults on the capital have been taken to hospital, per statements from city authorities.
Regional authorities said the urban area endured intense attacks overnight. A young boy lost their life and three other people were wounded.
The assaults succeed periods of aerial attacks in the area, parts of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to identify.
National leaders told reporters that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the national power system, with strikes already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Officials stated technical personnel and government agencies were preparing for additional strikes.
