Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were hurt while local people in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and encountered disruption to water systems, per reports from municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a young boy was lost their life in a different assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has escalated strikes on electrical systems over the past few days, while the country's government has called for "real steps" from allies to exert influence on Russia.
"What's needed is not window dressing but firm measures - from the US, Europe and the Group of Seven - in providing air defence systems and enforcing restrictions," was stated in a online statement.
Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty missiles attacked the country's power systems, describing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were striving to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles hit electrical systems and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people injured in the attacks on the capital have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by local officials.
Area administrators said the city experienced intense attacks during nighttime hours. A young boy was killed and several individuals were injured.
The strikes follow nights of bombing campaigns in the area, sections of which are occupied by Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to spot.
Government officials told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already affecting gas facilities.
Officials stated utility staff and government agencies were preparing for additional strikes.
