During the night, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused power cuts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were wounded while residents in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and encountered interruptions to water systems, per reports from municipal leaders.
Meanwhile, a young boy was lost their life in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southern area, based on information from local officials.
Moscow has escalated attacks on energy facilities over the past few days, while officials has requested "concrete actions" from partner nations to exert influence on Moscow.
"The necessity is not window dressing but firm measures - from the US, Europe and the major economies - in delivering defensive weapons and enforcing penalties," he wrote in a social media post.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen projectiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
Energy officials said Russia was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were working to repair systems.
A wave of strikes hit energy infrastructure and residential structures in the capital.
Five out of the nine people injured in the strikes on the city have been transported for medical care, according to municipal representatives.
Regional authorities said the urban area endured intense attacks overnight. A seven-year-old child lost their life and multiple civilians were injured.
The attacks follow periods of aerial attacks in the area, sections of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
The entire country is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to spot.
National leaders told reporters that Moscow was deliberately attempting to damage the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already disrupting energy systems.
Officials stated utility staff and officials were bracing for more assaults.
