Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were injured while local people in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and faced interruptions to drinking water, according to local authorities.
Meanwhile, a young boy was killed in a different Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the southeastern part, according to area administrators.
Russian forces has escalated assaults on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "concrete actions" from international partners to exert influence on Russia.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the United States, European nations and the Group of Seven - in providing defensive weapons and enforcing penalties," mentioned in a public message.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen projectiles attacked energy facilities, characterizing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were striving to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles struck energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in the capital.
Multiple people injured in the assaults on the capital have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by city authorities.
Local officials said the urban area endured heavy assaults throughout the evening. A young boy lost their life and multiple civilians were hurt.
The strikes succeed evenings of air raids in the territory, sections of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to spot.
Government officials told reporters that Moscow was intentionally trying to damage the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already affecting gas facilities.
Authorities confirmed technical personnel and government agencies were bracing for additional strikes.
