Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to electricity outages in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were injured while local people in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and faced disruption to water systems, according to local authorities.
At the same time, a young boy was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, according to area administrators.
Russian forces has escalated attacks on energy facilities over recent weeks, while officials has called for "substantial measures" from international partners to apply pressure on Russia.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the US, the EU and the G7 - in delivering air defence systems and enforcing sanctions," mentioned in a online statement.
Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and several dozen missiles targeted the country's power systems, characterizing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were working to restore power.
A series of attacks struck energy infrastructure and civilian homes in the capital.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the assaults on the capital have been hospitalized, according to municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the metropolitan region experienced heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A minor died and multiple civilians were injured.
The strikes come after nights of air raids in the area, parts of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
The entire country is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to identify.
Government officials told journalists that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the country's energy grid, with assaults already affecting fuel infrastructure.
Officials stated utility staff and government agencies were preparing for further attacks.
