Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused power cuts in extensive areas of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were hurt while inhabitants in eastern districts were left without electricity and encountered problems to drinking water, per reports from municipal leaders.
Meanwhile, a minor was killed in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, according to local officials.
Moscow has escalated attacks on energy facilities over the past few days, while officials has called for "substantial measures" from partner nations to apply pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the America, European nations and the G7 - in supplying defensive weapons and implementing penalties," mentioned in a social media post.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty rockets attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were striving to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes struck energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the attacks on the city have been taken to hospital, according to municipal representatives.
Regional authorities said the urban area endured intense attacks during nighttime hours. A minor lost their life and several individuals were injured.
The attacks come after nights of bombing campaigns in the territory, portions of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are tougher to spot.
Authorities told journalists that Moscow was deliberately attempting to destroy the national power system, with assaults already affecting gas facilities.
He said technical personnel and government agencies were anticipating further attacks.
