Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were injured while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and encountered problems to drinking water, as stated by municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a young boy was lost their life in a different assault in the southeastern region in the southern area, as reported by regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has called for "real steps" from international partners to exert influence on Russia.
"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the US, the EU and the G7 - in providing protection systems and implementing sanctions," he wrote in a social media post.
Authorities reported that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen projectiles targeted energy facilities, labeling such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were striving to restore power.
A wave of strikes struck energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the strikes on the capital have been hospitalized, as confirmed by municipal representatives.
Local officials said the urban area endured significant strikes during nighttime hours. A young boy lost their life and several individuals were injured.
The strikes succeed nights of bombing campaigns in the area, sections of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
The entire country is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to spot.
Government officials told reporters that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the country's energy grid, with strikes already impacting gas facilities.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and government agencies were anticipating more assaults.
