Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were injured while local people in eastern neighborhoods were experienced blackouts and dealt with problems to water supplies, as stated by local authorities.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a different assault in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, as reported by local officials.
Russian forces has escalated assaults on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while officials has demanded "real steps" from allies to apply pressure on Russia.
"What is required is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the United States, Europe and the major economies - in delivering protection systems and enforcing sanctions," he wrote in a social media post.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty rockets targeted the country's power systems, describing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Russia was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were working to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles hit energy infrastructure and residential structures in Kyiv.
Multiple people injured in the strikes on the city have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by local officials.
Local officials said the city experienced intense attacks overnight. A seven-year-old child died and several individuals were hurt.
The strikes follow periods of aerial attacks in the territory, parts of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
The whole nation is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to identify.
Government officials told journalists that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already disrupting gas facilities.
He said energy workers and officials were preparing for additional strikes.
