Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while residents in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and faced interruptions to water supplies, per reports from municipal leaders.
Meanwhile, a young boy was lost their life in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, according to local officials.
Russian forces has increased attacks on energy facilities over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "substantial measures" from international partners to apply pressure on Russia.
"What is required is not window dressing but strong steps - from the US, European nations and the Group of Seven - in delivering protection systems and applying penalties," mentioned in a online statement.
Authorities reported that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty projectiles targeted the country's power systems, describing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
Energy officials said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were striving to repair systems.
A wave of strikes damaged energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in the capital.
Five out of the nine people injured in the assaults on the capital have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by municipal representatives.
Regional authorities said the city came under intense attacks during nighttime hours. A minor was killed and multiple civilians were injured.
The attacks succeed evenings of bombing campaigns in the territory, portions of which are occupied by Russian forces.
The entire country is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to identify.
National leaders told reporters that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already impacting energy systems.
He said utility staff and authorities were anticipating more assaults.
