Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused electricity outages in extensive areas of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
Several individuals were wounded while local people in the city's east were experienced blackouts and faced problems to water supplies, as stated by municipal leaders.
At the same time, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a different aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, based on information from regional authorities.
Moscow has intensified assaults on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while the country's government has called for "real steps" from international partners to exert influence on Russia.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the America, European nations and the major economies - in delivering protection systems and applying sanctions," was stated in a online statement.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty rockets attacked the country's power systems, labeling such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Russia was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were working to restore power.
A barrage of missiles damaged energy infrastructure and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Multiple people injured in the assaults on the city have been hospitalized, per statements from municipal representatives.
Regional authorities said the metropolitan region came under intense attacks throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child lost their life and multiple civilians were injured.
The assaults succeed nights of bombing campaigns in the area, portions of which are occupied by Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to spot.
Government officials told reporters that Moscow was deliberately attempting to damage the national power system, with strikes already affecting energy systems.
He said technical personnel and authorities were preparing for further attacks.
