Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have led to blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were wounded while inhabitants in eastern districts were left without electricity and faced interruptions to water supplies, per reports from local authorities.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, as reported by regional authorities.
Moscow has escalated assaults on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while the country's government has demanded "real steps" from partner nations to apply pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not window dressing but firm measures - from the United States, European nations and the major economies - in providing defensive weapons and applying penalties," was stated in a public message.
He said that 450 drones and several dozen rockets targeted energy facilities, labeling such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
Energy officials said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were striving to repair systems.
A series of attacks damaged power facilities and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the assaults on the capital have been hospitalized, according to local officials.
Regional authorities said the metropolitan region endured heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child died and three other people were hurt.
The attacks come after evenings of bombing campaigns in the territory, parts of which are currently controlled by invading troops.
The whole nation is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to identify.
Government officials told the media that Russia was deliberately attempting to destroy the national power system, with strikes already impacting gas facilities.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and government agencies were anticipating additional strikes.
