Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have caused electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were injured while inhabitants in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and faced problems to water supplies, as stated by municipal leaders.
At the same time, a minor was fatally injured in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, as reported by area administrators.
Russian forces has increased attacks on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while the country's government has requested "real steps" from allies to apply pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the US, European nations and the Group of Seven - in providing defensive weapons and implementing sanctions," mentioned in a online statement.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 rockets attacked energy facilities, characterizing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were working to repair systems.
A series of attacks hit energy infrastructure and residential structures in the capital.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the assaults on the capital have been transported for medical care, according to municipal representatives.
Local officials said the urban area endured heavy assaults throughout the evening. A young boy was killed and multiple civilians were injured.
The assaults succeed nights of air raids in the territory, sections of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to identify.
National leaders told the media that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the national power system, with strikes already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
He said technical personnel and authorities were preparing for additional strikes.
