Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were hurt while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and encountered interruptions to drinking water, as stated by local authorities.
Simultaneously, a young boy was killed in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, as reported by area administrators.
Moscow has intensified attacks on energy facilities over the past few days, while the country's government has demanded "real steps" from allies to exert influence on Moscow.
"What is required is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the America, Europe and the major economies - in supplying defensive weapons and applying restrictions," was stated in a social media post.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty rockets targeted the country's power systems, describing such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools.
Government representatives said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were striving to restore power.
A wave of strikes struck electrical systems and residential structures in the capital.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the assaults on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from city authorities.
Area administrators said the urban area endured significant strikes throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child was killed and several individuals were wounded.
The strikes succeed evenings of air raids in the territory, parts of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to spot.
National leaders told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to destroy the national power system, with attacks already impacting energy systems.
Officials stated energy workers and officials were bracing for further attacks.
