Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in electricity outages in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were wounded while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and faced problems to water systems, as stated by local authorities.
At the same time, a minor was lost their life in a different aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, as reported by local officials.
Moscow has increased strikes on power infrastructure over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "concrete actions" from allies to exert influence on Moscow.
"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the America, Europe and the G7 - in providing protection systems and enforcing restrictions," mentioned in a public message.
Authorities reported that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty missiles attacked the country's power systems, labeling such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Russia was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were working to restore power.
A barrage of missiles struck electrical systems and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Several of the people hurt in the strikes on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from local officials.
Regional authorities said the urban area came under significant strikes during nighttime hours. A minor died and multiple civilians were injured.
The assaults come after evenings of aerial attacks in the territory, parts of which are occupied by invading troops.
All of Ukraine is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to identify.
Authorities told the media that Russia was intentionally trying to demolish the country's energy grid, with assaults already impacting gas facilities.
He said utility staff and government agencies were preparing for further attacks.
