Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were injured while residents in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and dealt with disruption to drinking water, according to city officials.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, according to area administrators.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while officials has called for "real steps" from international partners to increase pressure on Russia.
"What is required is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the United States, European nations and the major economies - in providing defensive weapons and applying sanctions," he wrote in a social media post.
Authorities reported that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty missiles attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were working to restore power.
A wave of strikes damaged energy infrastructure and residential structures in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the assaults on the city have been taken to hospital, according to city authorities.
Local officials said the urban area endured intense attacks overnight. A young boy was killed and multiple civilians were hurt.
The attacks follow nights of aerial attacks in the territory, sections of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
The entire country is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to detect.
Authorities told reporters that Moscow was deliberately attempting to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already impacting energy systems.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and government agencies were anticipating further attacks.
