Overnight, Moscow's aerial assaults have led to blackouts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were injured while inhabitants in eastern districts were left without electricity and faced problems to drinking water, as stated by local authorities.
At the same time, a young boy was killed in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, as reported by regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over the past few days, while the country's government has called for "real steps" from international partners to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the United States, Europe and the major economies - in delivering defensive weapons and implementing sanctions," he wrote in a online statement.
Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 projectiles struck energy facilities, describing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were striving to restore power.
A wave of strikes hit power facilities and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Multiple people wounded in the attacks on the city have been hospitalized, according to city authorities.
Area administrators said the metropolitan region endured significant strikes during nighttime hours. A minor was killed and three other people were hurt.
The attacks follow nights of air raids in the region, parts of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
The whole nation is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to spot.
Government officials told journalists that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Authorities confirmed energy workers and government agencies were preparing for more assaults.
