During the night, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused electricity outages in large parts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
Several individuals were wounded while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and faced disruption to water systems, according to local authorities.
At the same time, a young boy was killed in a distinct Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, based on information from area administrators.
Moscow has increased strikes on power infrastructure over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has called for "concrete actions" from partner nations to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not window dressing but strong steps - from the US, European nations and the major economies - in delivering defensive weapons and implementing sanctions," he wrote in a public message.
Authorities reported that 450 drones and over thirty rockets struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were working to repair systems.
A wave of strikes damaged electrical systems and residential structures in the capital.
Multiple people wounded in the attacks on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from local officials.
Local officials said the urban area experienced intense attacks overnight. A seven-year-old child lost their life and three other people were injured.
The assaults come after periods of bombing campaigns in the area, sections of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
The entire country is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to detect.
Authorities told journalists that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the national power system, with attacks already impacting fuel infrastructure.
He said utility staff and government agencies were bracing for more assaults.
