Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in blackouts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were injured while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and faced problems to water supplies, per reports from city officials.
Meanwhile, a young boy was lost their life in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, as reported by local officials.
Russian forces has escalated assaults on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while the country's government has demanded "concrete actions" from partner nations to exert influence on Moscow.
"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the United States, the EU and the Group of Seven - in providing defensive weapons and applying penalties," was stated in a social media post.
Authorities reported that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 rockets targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
Energy officials said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were striving to fix the damage.
A series of attacks damaged energy infrastructure and civilian homes in the capital.
Five out of the nine people injured in the strikes on the city have been hospitalized, according to municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the metropolitan region came under intense attacks throughout the evening. A young boy lost their life and multiple civilians were hurt.
The attacks succeed evenings of bombing campaigns in the region, sections of which are occupied by invading troops.
The whole nation is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to identify.
National leaders told the media that Moscow was intentionally trying to damage the national power system, with attacks already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Authorities confirmed energy workers and government agencies were anticipating further attacks.
