During the night, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were hurt while residents in the city's east were plunged into darkness and dealt with interruptions to water supplies, per reports from local authorities.
At the same time, a minor was killed in a distinct assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, according to area administrators.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "real steps" from international partners to increase pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the America, Europe and the G7 - in providing air defence systems and implementing sanctions," mentioned in a social media post.
Officials stated that 450 drones and over thirty rockets attacked the country's power systems, characterizing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as winter approaches.
Government representatives said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were working to repair systems.
A series of attacks hit power facilities and residential structures in Kyiv.
Multiple people wounded in the strikes on the city have been hospitalized, as confirmed by local officials.
Area administrators said the city experienced significant strikes throughout the evening. A young boy was killed and three other people were wounded.
The assaults succeed evenings of air raids in the territory, parts of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to detect.
Government officials told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already disrupting gas facilities.
He said utility staff and government agencies were bracing for additional strikes.
