Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have led to blackouts in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were hurt while residents in eastern districts were left without electricity and encountered problems to water supplies, as stated by municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a different assault in the southeastern region in the southern area, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while officials has demanded "concrete actions" from allies to apply pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the America, the EU and the major economies - in supplying protection systems and applying penalties," he wrote in a social media post.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 projectiles attacked the country's power systems, labeling such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were laboring to repair systems.
A barrage of missiles damaged energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in the capital.
Multiple people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from municipal representatives.
Regional authorities said the urban area endured heavy assaults overnight. A seven-year-old child was killed and several individuals were wounded.
The strikes come after evenings of air raids in the region, sections of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
The entire country is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to spot.
Government officials told journalists that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the national power system, with assaults already impacting energy systems.
Officials stated energy workers and government agencies were anticipating additional strikes.
