Throughout the evening, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have resulted in blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were injured while residents in the city's east were plunged into darkness and encountered problems to drinking water, according to local authorities.
At the same time, a minor was killed in a different Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, based on information from local officials.
Russian forces has increased attacks on electrical systems over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "substantial measures" from partner nations to exert influence on Russia.
"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the US, European nations and the major economies - in supplying air defence systems and implementing sanctions," he wrote in a social media post.
Authorities reported that 450 drones and more than 30 rockets struck the country's power systems, characterizing such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.
Energy officials said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were striving to fix the damage.
A series of attacks struck power facilities and residential structures in the capital.
Five out of the nine people injured in the assaults on the capital have been taken to hospital, per statements from municipal representatives.
Local officials said the city experienced heavy assaults throughout the evening. A minor lost their life and multiple civilians were hurt.
The assaults follow periods of air raids in the region, parts of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to detect.
Government officials told the media that Russia was intentionally trying to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
He said technical personnel and authorities were bracing for additional strikes.
