Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were hurt while local people in eastern districts were left without electricity and faced disruption to water supplies, according to city officials.
Meanwhile, a minor was killed in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, as reported by local officials.
Russian forces has escalated assaults on electrical systems over the past few days, while officials has demanded "concrete actions" from allies to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not window dressing but strong steps - from the United States, the EU and the Group of Seven - in supplying air defence systems and implementing restrictions," mentioned in a social media post.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and several dozen missiles attacked energy facilities, characterizing such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.
Government representatives said Russia was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were laboring to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes damaged energy infrastructure and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Several of the people hurt in the strikes on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from city authorities.
Local officials said the metropolitan region endured significant strikes throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child lost their life and several individuals were wounded.
The attacks follow nights of bombing campaigns in the region, parts of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to spot.
Government officials told reporters that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the national power system, with strikes already affecting energy systems.
Authorities confirmed technical personnel and government agencies were anticipating additional strikes.
