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During the night, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to electricity outages in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.

Nine people were wounded while residents in the city's east were plunged into darkness and dealt with problems to water systems, per reports from city officials.

Simultaneously, a young boy was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, as reported by regional authorities.

Russian forces has escalated strikes on energy facilities over recent weeks, while officials has demanded "substantial measures" from partner nations to exert influence on Moscow.

"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the US, European nations and the Group of Seven - in supplying protection systems and enforcing penalties," he wrote in a online statement.

He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen rockets attacked energy facilities, labeling such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.

Government representatives said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were laboring to repair systems.

A barrage of missiles hit electrical systems and civilian homes in Kyiv.

Multiple people injured in the attacks on the city have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by municipal representatives.

Local officials said the urban area endured significant strikes overnight. A young boy died and multiple civilians were wounded.

The assaults follow evenings of aerial attacks in the area, portions of which are currently controlled by invading troops.

The whole nation is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to detect.

National leaders told the media that Moscow was purposely seeking to destroy the country's energy grid, with attacks already disrupting fuel infrastructure.

Authorities confirmed energy workers and authorities were bracing for further attacks.