Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
Several individuals were injured while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and dealt with interruptions to water systems, per reports from local authorities.
At the same time, a seven-year-old child was killed in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, according to local officials.
Moscow has intensified strikes on energy facilities over recent weeks, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "real steps" from international partners to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What's needed is not window dressing but strong steps - from the America, European nations and the Group of Seven - in delivering air defence systems and implementing restrictions," mentioned in a social media post.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen missiles targeted the country's power systems, labeling such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were laboring to restore power.
A wave of strikes struck energy infrastructure and civilian homes in the capital.
Several of the people injured in the assaults on the city have been hospitalized, per statements from city authorities.
Regional authorities said the city endured intense attacks overnight. A minor died and three other people were hurt.
The attacks follow periods of aerial attacks in the territory, parts of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
The entire country is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to identify.
National leaders told the media that Russia was deliberately attempting to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already impacting gas facilities.
Authorities confirmed technical personnel and officials were bracing for additional strikes.
