Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in extensive areas of the capital city, Kyiv.
Several individuals were injured while local people in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and faced problems to water supplies, per reports from city officials.
At the same time, a young boy was killed in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, based on information from local officials.
Moscow has intensified strikes on energy facilities over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "concrete actions" from international partners to exert influence on Moscow.
"What is required is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the United States, European nations and the G7 - in providing protection systems and applying sanctions," was stated in a online statement.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty projectiles targeted the country's power systems, describing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Russia was "launching a major assault" and maintenance teams were working to restore power.
A wave of strikes damaged power facilities and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Multiple people wounded in the strikes on the city have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by city authorities.
Local officials said the city endured significant strikes during nighttime hours. A minor lost their life and three other people were injured.
The strikes succeed periods of bombing campaigns in the area, parts of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to spot.
National leaders told reporters that Russia was deliberately attempting to destroy the national power system, with strikes already impacting gas facilities.
He said utility staff and authorities were preparing for further attacks.
