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Throughout the evening, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have led to power cuts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.

Nine people were injured while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and dealt with interruptions to water supplies, as stated by local authorities.

Meanwhile, a young boy was lost their life in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, as reported by area administrators.

Moscow has escalated strikes on energy facilities over the past few days, while officials has called for "substantial measures" from allies to increase pressure on Russia.

"What's needed is not window dressing but firm measures - from the United States, the EU and the G7 - in supplying defensive weapons and enforcing sanctions," he wrote in a online statement.

Authorities reported that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty missiles targeted energy facilities, labeling such strikes as "premeditated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.

The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were striving to fix the damage.

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

Five out of the nine people wounded in the assaults on the capital have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by city authorities.

Local officials said the metropolitan region experienced heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A young boy was killed and three other people were hurt.

The strikes follow evenings of air raids in the region, portions of which are occupied by Moscow's military.

The entire country is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are tougher to detect.

Government officials told the media that Russia was intentionally trying to damage the national power system, with assaults already affecting energy systems.

He said utility staff and government agencies were bracing for additional strikes.