Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
Several individuals were wounded while local people in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and encountered disruption to drinking water, per reports from city officials.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, based on information from local officials.
Moscow has escalated strikes on energy facilities over recent weeks, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "substantial measures" from international partners to apply pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not window dressing but decisive action - from the America, the EU and the G7 - in supplying protection systems and applying sanctions," mentioned in a public message.
He said that 450 drones and several dozen missiles attacked energy facilities, labeling such strikes as "premeditated" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
Government representatives said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were working to repair systems.
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 taken to hospital, as confirmed by local officials.
Regional authorities said the metropolitan region came under significant strikes during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child lost their life and three other people were wounded.
The strikes follow periods of air raids in the region, portions of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to spot.
Government officials told the media that Moscow was deliberately attempting to destroy the national power system, with strikes already impacting energy systems.
Authorities confirmed energy workers and officials were preparing for further attacks.
