The Ukrainian government is working to address serious power shortages as Russian missiles continue to target the country's energy facilities and other infrastructure.

The offensives are taking a toll on people's daily lives as winter has fully set in.

The governor of the eastern Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk said in a social media post on Saturday that more than 30 Russian artillery shells had damaged gas pipelines and electric power lines.

Russian missiles also struck southern Ukraine.

The governor of the Zaporizhzhia region said on social media on Friday that the enemy's objective is to destroy industry and electricity infrastructure in the region's capital.

Last month, Ukrainian troops retook control of the Kherson region's capital and other areas on the western side of the Dnipro River.

Ousted Russian troops continue shelling from the eastern side of the river.

The Kherson governor said on Saturday that local communities had lost electricity again after Russian artillery fires damaged a power grid.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at a government meeting on Friday that the United States, Canada, Japan and the European Union are helping Ukrainians by delivering tens of thousands of generators.

He said that he asked a minister in charge to establish a coordination headquarters to facilitate the supply and distribution of generators.

He said the government is working to ensure every family has light, heat, water and communications.

The prime minister stressed ongoing efforts to restore power supplies as a top priority.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday.

He justified the Russian attacks by saying such measures have become an unavoidable and inevitable response to Kyiv's provocative attacks against Russia's civilian infrastructure.