Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in electricity outages in large parts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were injured while local people in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and encountered disruption to drinking water, per reports from city officials.
At the same time, a minor was fatally injured in a distinct aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, as reported by regional authorities.
Moscow has intensified attacks on power infrastructure over the past few days, while officials has requested "concrete actions" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not window dressing but decisive action - from the United States, the EU and the G7 - in providing protection systems and implementing penalties," he wrote in a public message.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen projectiles attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were striving to repair systems.
A series of attacks damaged energy infrastructure and residential structures in Kyiv.
Multiple people injured in the assaults on the capital have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by city authorities.
Regional authorities said the metropolitan region experienced heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A minor died and multiple civilians were hurt.
The assaults succeed nights of bombing campaigns in the territory, portions of which are occupied by Russian forces.
The entire country is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to identify.
Government officials told the media that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already impacting fuel infrastructure.
He said technical personnel and authorities were preparing for further attacks.
