Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have led to blackouts in multiple districts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were hurt while residents in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and faced interruptions to water systems, according to municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a different aerial attack in the southeastern region in the southeastern part, based on information from regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on electrical systems over the past few days, while the country's government has demanded "concrete actions" from international partners to exert influence on Russia.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the America, European nations and the major economies - in supplying air defence systems and applying penalties," mentioned in a online statement.
Officials stated that 450 drones and over thirty missiles targeted energy facilities, describing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
Energy officials said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were working to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes hit power facilities and apartment buildings in the capital.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been transported for medical care, according to municipal representatives.
Regional authorities said the city experienced intense attacks overnight. A minor died and multiple civilians were wounded.
The strikes follow periods of aerial attacks in the area, parts of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to spot.
Authorities told journalists that Russia was intentionally trying to damage the national power system, with assaults already impacting gas facilities.
Officials stated energy workers and authorities were bracing for more assaults.
