Overnight, Moscow's aerial assaults have caused power cuts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were wounded while local people in eastern districts were left without electricity and dealt with interruptions to water systems, per reports from municipal leaders.
Meanwhile, a young boy was fatally injured in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, as reported by regional authorities.
Moscow has escalated strikes on power infrastructure over the past few days, while the country's government has called for "concrete actions" from allies to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the United States, Europe and the Group of Seven - in supplying protection systems and implementing sanctions," was stated in a public message.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 rockets struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such strikes as "premeditated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as winter approaches.
Government representatives said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and maintenance teams were working to repair systems.
A series of attacks struck electrical systems and residential structures in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people injured in the strikes on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from city authorities.
Area administrators said the metropolitan region endured heavy assaults overnight. A young boy was killed and several individuals were wounded.
The assaults follow nights of bombing campaigns in the territory, parts of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
The whole nation is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to detect.
Government officials told journalists that Moscow was deliberately attempting to destroy the country's energy grid, with attacks already impacting fuel infrastructure.
He said utility staff and officials were bracing for more assaults.
