Throughout the evening, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused power cuts in large parts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were injured while residents in the city's east were plunged into darkness and encountered problems to drinking water, as stated by municipal leaders.
Meanwhile, a minor was lost their life in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, as reported by regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified assaults on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while the country's government has requested "concrete actions" from international partners to increase pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not window dressing but strong steps - from the US, Europe and the major economies - in delivering defensive weapons and implementing sanctions," he wrote in a public message.
Authorities reported that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 rockets targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were laboring to restore power.
A series of attacks hit energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in the capital.
Several of the people wounded in the attacks on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the urban area experienced significant strikes overnight. A minor lost their life and multiple civilians were wounded.
The assaults come after evenings of aerial attacks in the area, parts of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to detect.
Government officials told the media that Moscow was purposely seeking to damage the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already affecting fuel infrastructure.
Officials stated utility staff and government agencies were anticipating more assaults.
