Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have caused blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were injured while residents in the city's east were experienced blackouts and encountered disruption to water systems, per reports from local authorities.
At the same time, a minor was lost their life in a different aerial attack in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, as reported by local officials.
Moscow has intensified assaults on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while officials has called for "concrete actions" from allies to exert influence on Russia.
"What is required is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the United States, the EU and the major economies - in delivering protection systems and implementing sanctions," mentioned in a public message.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen rockets struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were laboring to restore power.
A series of attacks damaged energy infrastructure and civilian homes in the capital.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the attacks on the capital have been taken to hospital, per statements from municipal representatives.
Local officials said the metropolitan region experienced intense attacks overnight. A young boy lost their life and three other people were wounded.
The attacks succeed evenings of aerial attacks in the region, parts of which are occupied by invading troops.
The entire country is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to detect.
Government officials told the media that Moscow was intentionally trying to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already impacting energy systems.
Officials stated energy workers and government agencies were preparing for further attacks.
