Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in multiple districts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were hurt while inhabitants in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and dealt with problems to drinking water, according to local authorities.
Meanwhile, a young boy was lost their life in a separate assault in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, as reported by local officials.
Russian forces has intensified attacks on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while the country's government has requested "substantial measures" from international partners to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the United States, the EU and the major economies - in providing defensive weapons and implementing restrictions," mentioned in a social media post.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen missiles attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Russia was "launching a major assault" and maintenance teams were laboring to restore power.
A series of attacks hit energy infrastructure and residential structures in the capital.
Several of the people wounded in the attacks on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from local officials.
Local officials said the urban area experienced heavy assaults overnight. A young boy lost their life and three other people were injured.
The assaults follow nights of aerial attacks in the region, parts of which are occupied by Russian forces.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to identify.
National leaders told journalists that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already impacting gas facilities.
He said energy workers and officials were preparing for additional strikes.
