Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were wounded while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were experienced blackouts and dealt with disruption to water supplies, per reports from local authorities.
At the same time, a minor was fatally injured in a different aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, according to area administrators.
Russian forces has escalated assaults on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while officials has called for "substantial measures" from partner nations to increase pressure on Russia.
"What is required is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the America, European nations and the major economies - in supplying air defence systems and enforcing restrictions," he wrote in a public message.
Authorities reported that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty missiles struck energy facilities, characterizing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and maintenance teams were striving to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles struck electrical systems and civilian homes in the capital.
Multiple people wounded in the attacks on the capital have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the urban area endured significant strikes during nighttime hours. A young boy was killed and multiple civilians were wounded.
The assaults follow nights of aerial attacks in the area, sections of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to spot.
Authorities told journalists that Moscow was purposely seeking to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already impacting fuel infrastructure.
He said energy workers and officials were preparing for further attacks.
