Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
Several individuals were hurt while residents in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and faced disruption to drinking water, as stated by local authorities.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a different assault in the southeastern region in the southern area, as reported by regional authorities.
Moscow has intensified assaults on electrical systems over the past few days, while officials has demanded "concrete actions" from international partners to exert influence on Moscow.
"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the America, Europe and the major economies - in providing air defence systems and applying sanctions," he wrote in a social media post.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen missiles targeted the country's power systems, labeling such assaults as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were striving to repair systems.
A wave of strikes hit electrical systems and apartment buildings in the capital.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the attacks on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from local officials.
Regional authorities said the urban area experienced significant strikes throughout the evening. A minor died and three other people were wounded.
The assaults succeed periods of aerial attacks in the territory, parts of which remain under the control of invading troops.
The whole nation is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to identify.
Government officials told reporters that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the country's energy grid, with assaults already disrupting energy systems.
Officials stated technical personnel and authorities were preparing for additional strikes.
