Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were wounded while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and encountered disruption to water supplies, as stated by municipal leaders.
Meanwhile, a young boy was lost their life in a different assault in the southeastern region in the southern area, as reported by area administrators.
Russian forces has intensified attacks on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while officials has demanded "substantial measures" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the America, Europe and the major economies - in providing air defence systems and enforcing sanctions," he wrote in a online statement.
He said that 450 drones and several dozen rockets targeted energy facilities, describing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were laboring to fix the damage.
A series of attacks struck energy infrastructure and civilian homes in the capital.
Several of the people injured in the assaults on the capital have been hospitalized, as confirmed by local officials.
Regional authorities said the city experienced significant strikes during nighttime hours. A minor lost their life and three other people were injured.
The assaults follow periods of bombing campaigns in the region, sections of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.
The whole nation is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to identify.
Authorities told reporters that Russia was intentionally trying to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already impacting gas facilities.
He said utility staff and authorities were preparing for further attacks.
