Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to electricity outages in extensive areas of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were wounded while residents in eastern districts were left without electricity and encountered disruption to water systems, as stated by city officials.
At the same time, a young boy was killed in a different aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, as reported by regional authorities.
Russian forces has escalated attacks on energy facilities over recent weeks, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "real steps" from allies to increase pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not window dressing but firm measures - from the US, European nations and the major economies - in delivering protection systems and enforcing penalties," was stated in a online statement.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty projectiles targeted the country's power systems, characterizing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and maintenance teams were laboring to repair systems.
A series of attacks damaged energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in the capital.
Multiple people injured in the strikes on the capital have been taken to hospital, per statements from local officials.
Regional authorities said the urban area came under significant strikes throughout the evening. A minor died and multiple civilians were hurt.
The assaults come after evenings of air raids in the territory, parts of which are occupied by Russian forces.
The entire country is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to detect.
National leaders told journalists that Russia was intentionally trying to damage the country's energy grid, with assaults already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Officials stated utility staff and officials were anticipating further attacks.
