Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused power cuts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were hurt while local people in the city's east were experienced blackouts and dealt with interruptions to water supplies, per reports from local authorities.
Simultaneously, a young boy was killed in a distinct aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southern area, as reported by local officials.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on electrical systems over the past few days, while officials has requested "substantial measures" from allies to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not window dressing but decisive action - from the America, European nations and the Group of Seven - in providing defensive weapons and implementing restrictions," mentioned in a social media post.
Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty missiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were working to restore power.
A series of attacks struck energy infrastructure and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the attacks on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from city authorities.
Local officials said the city came under significant strikes during nighttime hours. A minor was killed and multiple civilians were injured.
The strikes come after nights of air raids in the area, portions of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
The whole nation is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to identify.
National leaders told the media that Moscow was purposely seeking to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
He said energy workers and authorities were bracing for more assaults.
