Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were wounded while residents in eastern districts were left without electricity and faced interruptions to water systems, per reports from local authorities.
Simultaneously, a young boy was killed in a different Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, according to local officials.
Russian forces has increased assaults on power infrastructure over the past few days, while the country's government has requested "real steps" from allies to apply pressure on Russia.
"What's needed is not window dressing but decisive action - from the US, the EU and the Group of Seven - in supplying air defence systems and applying penalties," mentioned in a online statement.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty projectiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such assaults as "premeditated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were laboring to restore power.
A barrage of missiles struck power facilities and residential structures in the capital.
Multiple people hurt in the strikes on the capital have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by city authorities.
Area administrators said the metropolitan region experienced heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child was killed and three other people were injured.
The strikes follow evenings of bombing campaigns in the area, parts of which are currently controlled by invading troops.
The entire country is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to spot.
National leaders told reporters that Moscow was deliberately attempting to destroy the country's energy grid, with strikes already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
He said energy workers and authorities were preparing for additional strikes.
