During the night, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were wounded while local people in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and faced disruption to water supplies, according to municipal leaders.
At the same time, a young boy was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has escalated strikes on power infrastructure over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "substantial measures" from allies to apply pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the United States, the EU and the G7 - in delivering defensive weapons and enforcing restrictions," was stated in a online statement.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen rockets targeted energy facilities, describing such strikes as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were working to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes damaged power facilities and apartment buildings in the capital.
Several of the people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been taken to hospital, per statements from municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the urban area endured intense attacks overnight. A young boy died and multiple civilians were hurt.
The strikes follow evenings of air raids in the territory, sections of which are occupied by invading troops.
The entire country is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to detect.
Government officials told the media that Moscow was purposely seeking to damage the country's energy grid, with attacks already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
Officials stated energy workers and officials were preparing for additional strikes.