Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have caused electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were wounded while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were experienced blackouts and dealt with interruptions to water supplies, according to local authorities.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a different aerial attack in the southeastern region in the southern area, based on information from area administrators.
Russian forces has escalated assaults on electrical systems over the past few days, while officials has requested "real steps" from international partners to apply pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not window dressing but strong steps - from the America, European nations and the Group of Seven - in supplying defensive weapons and applying restrictions," he wrote in a online statement.
Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and several dozen missiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
Energy officials said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were working to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes struck electrical systems and civilian homes in the capital.
Multiple people hurt in the strikes on the capital have been taken to hospital, per statements from local officials.
Regional authorities said the urban area experienced heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A minor lost their life and several individuals were wounded.
The attacks succeed evenings of air raids in the region, portions of which remain under the control of invading troops.
The entire country is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to spot.
Authorities told reporters that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the national power system, with strikes already affecting energy systems.
He said utility staff and government agencies were bracing for additional strikes.
