Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to electricity outages in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Several individuals were hurt while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and dealt with problems to drinking water, per reports from local authorities.
Meanwhile, a young boy was fatally injured in a different assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, based on information from local officials.
Moscow has intensified assaults on energy facilities over recent weeks, while the country's government has requested "concrete actions" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the America, the EU and the major economies - in delivering air defence systems and applying penalties," was stated in a social media post.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty missiles attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Russia was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were working to restore power.
A barrage of missiles hit power facilities and residential structures in the capital.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the attacks on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the urban area experienced intense attacks during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child died and three other people were hurt.
The attacks succeed periods of air raids in the territory, parts of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
The entire country is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to spot.
Government officials told the media that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already impacting energy systems.
Officials stated energy workers and authorities were anticipating additional strikes.
