Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have resulted in blackouts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while residents in eastern districts were left without electricity and faced disruption to water systems, as stated by city officials.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was killed in a distinct aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has escalated assaults on power infrastructure over the past few days, while officials has demanded "substantial measures" from allies to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not window dressing but firm measures - from the US, the EU and the Group of Seven - in supplying protection systems and enforcing penalties," mentioned in a online statement.
Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty missiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools.
Government representatives said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and maintenance teams were striving to repair systems.
A wave of strikes hit energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in the capital.
Multiple people injured in the attacks on the capital have been taken to hospital, according to city authorities.
Local officials said the city came under heavy assaults overnight. A young boy was killed and several individuals were injured.
The strikes follow periods of air raids in the territory, sections of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
The entire country is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to detect.
Government officials told journalists that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already impacting energy systems.
Authorities confirmed technical personnel and authorities were preparing for additional strikes.
