Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were hurt while local people in the city's east were plunged into darkness and faced problems to water systems, per reports from city officials.
At the same time, a young boy was fatally injured in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, according to local officials.
Russian forces has intensified attacks on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has called for "concrete actions" from allies to exert influence on Moscow.
"What is required is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the US, European nations and the major economies - in providing protection systems and applying penalties," was stated in a online statement.
Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and several dozen projectiles targeted the country's power systems, describing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
Government representatives said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were striving to repair systems.
A series of attacks damaged power facilities and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the assaults on the capital have been transported for medical care, per statements from local officials.
Local officials said the metropolitan region came under significant strikes throughout the evening. A minor was killed and three other people were wounded.
The attacks come after evenings of bombing campaigns in the area, portions of which are occupied by invading troops.
The whole nation is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to identify.
Authorities told the media that Russia was intentionally trying to destroy the national power system, with assaults already affecting gas facilities.
Authorities confirmed energy workers and authorities were bracing for more assaults.
