Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused electricity outages in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Several individuals were wounded while residents in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and encountered disruption to water systems, as stated by city officials.
At the same time, a minor was killed in a different aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, based on information from area administrators.
Russian forces has intensified assaults on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "concrete actions" from partner nations to increase pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the US, the EU and the Group of Seven - in supplying air defence systems and implementing restrictions," mentioned in a social media post.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 missiles targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were laboring to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles damaged energy infrastructure and residential structures in the capital.
Multiple people hurt in the assaults on the city have been hospitalized, per statements from city authorities.
Area administrators said the metropolitan region came under significant strikes during nighttime hours. A minor lost their life and three other people were wounded.
The attacks follow evenings of aerial attacks in the region, parts of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to identify.
Authorities told reporters that Russia was intentionally trying to destroy the national power system, with assaults already impacting fuel infrastructure.
He said energy workers and officials were preparing for more assaults.
