Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were hurt while local people in the city's east were experienced blackouts and faced disruption to water supplies, as stated by municipal leaders.
At the same time, a young boy was fatally injured in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, as reported by regional authorities.
Russian forces has increased attacks on electrical systems over the past few days, while officials has requested "real steps" from partner nations to apply pressure on Russia.
"What's needed is not window dressing but decisive action - from the US, Europe and the Group of Seven - in supplying protection systems and applying sanctions," he wrote in a social media post.
Authorities reported that 450 drones and more than 30 projectiles attacked the country's power systems, characterizing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were working to fix the damage.
A series of attacks struck electrical systems and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Several of the people hurt in the strikes on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the city endured heavy assaults overnight. A young boy lost their life and several individuals were wounded.
The strikes follow periods of bombing campaigns in the area, parts of which are currently controlled by invading troops.
All of Ukraine is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to identify.
Authorities told journalists that Moscow was intentionally trying to damage the country's energy grid, with attacks already disrupting energy systems.
Officials stated energy workers and government agencies were anticipating further attacks.
