During the night, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were wounded while local people in the city's east were experienced blackouts and encountered disruption to water supplies, according to local authorities.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, based on information from local officials.
Moscow has escalated strikes on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while officials has called for "real steps" from partner nations to exert influence on Russia.
"What is required is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the America, Europe and the major economies - in providing defensive weapons and applying sanctions," mentioned in a social media post.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen missiles targeted the country's power systems, describing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were laboring to repair systems.
A wave of strikes struck power facilities and apartment buildings in the capital.
Five out of the nine people injured in the strikes on the capital have been hospitalized, as confirmed by municipal representatives.
Regional authorities said the metropolitan region endured intense attacks overnight. A seven-year-old child lost their life and three other people were hurt.
The attacks succeed periods of bombing campaigns in the region, parts of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to identify.
Authorities told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to damage the country's energy grid, with assaults already affecting energy systems.
Officials stated utility staff and authorities were bracing for additional strikes.
