During the night, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in extensive areas of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were hurt while inhabitants in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and faced problems to water supplies, per reports from city officials.
Simultaneously, a young boy was killed in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, according to local officials.
Moscow has increased assaults on energy facilities over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "real steps" from allies to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the US, Europe and the G7 - in providing defensive weapons and implementing penalties," he wrote in a public message.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty missiles attacked the country's power systems, describing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were striving to repair systems.
A series of attacks hit energy infrastructure and residential structures in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the strikes on the capital have been transported for medical care, per statements from local officials.
Local officials said the metropolitan region experienced intense attacks throughout the evening. A young boy was killed and several individuals were injured.
The assaults come after periods of bombing campaigns in the area, sections of which remain under the control of invading troops.
All of Ukraine is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are tougher to spot.
Government officials told reporters that Russia was deliberately attempting to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already impacting gas facilities.
He said technical personnel and authorities were preparing for further attacks.
