Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in electricity outages in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were injured while residents in eastern neighborhoods were experienced blackouts and faced disruption to drinking water, per reports from municipal leaders.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, according to regional authorities.
Moscow has intensified assaults on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while the country's government has called for "real steps" from international partners to apply pressure on Russia.
"What is required is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the United States, Europe and the Group of Seven - in providing air defence systems and implementing penalties," mentioned in a social media post.
Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 projectiles targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such attacks as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools.
Government representatives said Russia was "launching a major assault" and maintenance teams were striving to restore power.
A series of attacks damaged power facilities and civilian homes in the capital.
Several of the people hurt in the attacks on the city have been transported for medical care, according to local officials.
Regional authorities said the urban area experienced heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A minor was killed and three other people were wounded.
The strikes follow nights of bombing campaigns in the territory, parts of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to identify.
National leaders told reporters that Moscow was purposely seeking to damage the country's energy grid, with attacks already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and officials were bracing for additional strikes.
