Overnight, Moscow's aerial assaults have resulted in electricity outages in extensive areas of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while inhabitants in the city's east were plunged into darkness and faced disruption to water supplies, per reports from municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was killed in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, according to regional authorities.
Moscow has increased strikes on electrical systems over the past few days, while the country's government has demanded "concrete actions" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not window dressing but firm measures - from the America, the EU and the major economies - in delivering protection systems and applying penalties," was stated in a social media post.
Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty projectiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such assaults as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were laboring to repair systems.
A wave of strikes struck electrical systems and residential structures in Kyiv.
Several of the people injured in the strikes on the city have been hospitalized, as confirmed by local officials.
Area administrators said the city endured heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A minor lost their life and multiple civilians were injured.
The assaults come after evenings of aerial attacks in the area, parts of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to detect.
Government officials told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already impacting gas facilities.
Authorities confirmed energy workers and government agencies were preparing for additional strikes.
