Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in electricity outages in large parts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were hurt while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and faced interruptions to water supplies, per reports from municipal leaders.
At the same time, a minor was lost their life in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, based on information from regional authorities.
Moscow has intensified assaults on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while officials has requested "substantial measures" from international partners to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the America, Europe and the Group of Seven - in supplying defensive weapons and applying penalties," mentioned in a online statement.
He said that 450 drones and several dozen projectiles targeted energy facilities, describing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were working to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles hit power facilities and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Several of the people injured in the strikes on the capital have been transported for medical care, according to city authorities.
Area administrators said the city endured heavy assaults throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child was killed and several individuals were hurt.
The strikes succeed periods of bombing campaigns in the region, sections of which are currently controlled by invading troops.
All of Ukraine is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to detect.
Government officials told the media that Russia was deliberately attempting to damage the country's energy grid, with assaults already disrupting energy systems.
Authorities confirmed technical personnel and officials were preparing for additional strikes.
