Overnight, Moscow's aerial assaults have resulted in blackouts in multiple districts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were injured while inhabitants in the city's east were experienced blackouts and faced disruption to water systems, per reports from local authorities.
Meanwhile, a minor was killed in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, as reported by local officials.
Russian forces has escalated attacks on energy facilities over recent weeks, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "substantial measures" from allies to increase pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not window dressing but decisive action - from the America, the EU and the major economies - in supplying defensive weapons and enforcing restrictions," mentioned in a online statement.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty projectiles attacked energy facilities, characterizing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.
Energy officials said Russia was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were working to repair systems.
A wave of strikes struck power facilities and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Multiple people hurt in the attacks on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from city authorities.
Local officials said the metropolitan region experienced intense attacks during nighttime hours. A minor lost their life and several individuals were injured.
The strikes come after evenings of bombing campaigns in the region, sections of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
The whole nation is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to detect.
Authorities told the media that Moscow was deliberately attempting to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already affecting energy systems.
Officials stated energy workers and government agencies were bracing for further attacks.
