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Throughout the evening, Moscow's aerial assaults have resulted in power cuts in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.

A number of civilians were wounded while inhabitants in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and encountered problems to water supplies, as stated by local authorities.

At the same time, a young boy was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, as reported by area administrators.

Moscow has escalated strikes on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while officials has requested "concrete actions" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.

"What is required is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the America, European nations and the G7 - in supplying air defence systems and implementing sanctions," he wrote in a online statement.

Authorities reported that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 projectiles struck energy facilities, characterizing such attacks as "premeditated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.

The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were working to fix the damage.

A barrage of missiles damaged energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in the capital.

Multiple people wounded in the strikes on the city have been hospitalized, per statements from local officials.

Local officials said the urban area came under intense attacks overnight. A seven-year-old child died and several individuals were wounded.

The attacks come after nights of aerial attacks in the territory, portions of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.

All of Ukraine is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to detect.

Authorities told reporters that Moscow was deliberately attempting to destroy the country's energy grid, with assaults already disrupting fuel infrastructure.

He said energy workers and government agencies were preparing for additional strikes.