Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to blackouts in extensive areas of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were wounded while local people in the city's east were plunged into darkness and dealt with disruption to drinking water, per reports from municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a young boy was killed in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southern area, as reported by local officials.
Russian forces has escalated strikes on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while the country's government has demanded "substantial measures" from international partners to apply pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not window dressing but decisive action - from the US, European nations and the Group of Seven - in delivering defensive weapons and enforcing penalties," mentioned in a online statement.
Officials stated that 450 drones and over thirty projectiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
Energy officials said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and maintenance teams were working to fix the damage.
A series of attacks hit power facilities and civilian homes in the capital.
Multiple people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been taken to hospital, per statements from municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the metropolitan region endured significant strikes during nighttime hours. A minor was killed and multiple civilians were hurt.
The attacks follow nights of aerial attacks in the area, sections of which remain under the control of invading troops.
The entire country is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to spot.
Authorities told journalists that Russia was intentionally trying to damage the national power system, with strikes already affecting gas facilities.
Authorities confirmed energy workers and government agencies were preparing for more assaults.
