Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in electricity outages in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were hurt while residents in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and encountered problems to drinking water, per reports from local authorities.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a different Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified attacks on power infrastructure over the past few days, while the country's government has demanded "concrete actions" from partner nations to increase pressure on Russia.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the United States, European nations and the Group of Seven - in providing protection systems and applying sanctions," was stated in a social media post.
Authorities reported that 450 drones and over thirty rockets targeted the country's power systems, characterizing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were laboring to repair systems.
A series of attacks struck power facilities and apartment buildings in the capital.
Multiple people injured in the attacks on the city have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by municipal representatives.
Local officials said the city came under significant strikes throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child died and three other people were injured.
The strikes follow evenings of air raids in the region, sections of which are occupied by Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to detect.
Government officials told journalists that Moscow was purposely seeking to damage the national power system, with strikes already affecting energy systems.
He said energy workers and officials were anticipating further attacks.
