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 injured while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and encountered interruptions to water supplies, as stated by municipal leaders.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over the past few days, while the country's government has requested "substantial measures" from international partners to apply pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the US, the EU and the G7 - in delivering air defence systems and applying restrictions," mentioned in a online statement.
He said that 450 drones and several dozen missiles targeted energy facilities, describing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were working to repair systems.
A series of attacks damaged power facilities and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Several of the people wounded in the assaults on the city have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the urban area experienced intense attacks throughout the evening. A young boy lost their life and several individuals were wounded.
The attacks follow evenings of bombing campaigns in the area, sections of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.
The whole nation is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to detect.
Government officials told reporters that Moscow was deliberately attempting to destroy the national power system, with attacks already affecting energy systems.
He said utility staff and authorities were preparing for more assaults.
