Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in power cuts in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Several individuals were injured while inhabitants in the city's east were left without electricity and dealt with problems to drinking water, per reports from city officials.
At the same time, a young boy was fatally injured in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, as reported by area administrators.
Moscow has increased assaults on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while the country's government has called for "real steps" from partner nations to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What's needed is not window dressing but decisive action - from the America, Europe and the G7 - in supplying defensive weapons and implementing penalties," he wrote in a public message.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty missiles targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were working to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles damaged energy infrastructure and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Multiple people injured in the attacks on the city have been hospitalized, per statements from city authorities.
Regional authorities said the metropolitan region experienced heavy assaults overnight. A seven-year-old child was killed and several individuals were injured.
The assaults come after periods of aerial attacks in the area, portions of which remain under the control of invading troops.
The whole nation is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are tougher to identify.
Government officials told journalists that Russia was intentionally trying to demolish the country's energy grid, with attacks already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and government agencies were anticipating further attacks.
