Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in blackouts in multiple districts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were injured while residents in eastern neighborhoods were experienced blackouts and encountered problems to drinking water, according to municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a minor was killed in a separate assault in the southeastern region in the southeastern part, as reported by area administrators.
Russian forces has intensified attacks on power infrastructure over the past few days, while the country's government has demanded "substantial measures" from partner nations to apply pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not window dressing but decisive action - from the US, the EU and the major economies - in delivering air defence systems and applying restrictions," was stated in a public message.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen rockets targeted the country's power systems, characterizing such attacks as "premeditated" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were laboring to repair systems.
A series of attacks hit energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been transported for medical care, per statements from city authorities.
Local officials said the city experienced significant strikes overnight. A seven-year-old child was killed and multiple civilians were injured.
The strikes follow evenings of air raids in the region, portions of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to detect.
Authorities told reporters that Moscow was purposely seeking to damage the national power system, with strikes already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Officials stated energy workers and authorities were bracing for further attacks.
