Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to power cuts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were injured while residents in eastern districts were left without electricity and faced interruptions to drinking water, per reports from municipal leaders.
Meanwhile, a young boy was lost their life in a separate assault in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, according to area administrators.
Moscow has escalated strikes on energy facilities over the past few days, while the country's government has demanded "real steps" from international partners to apply pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the United States, European nations and the Group of Seven - in providing air defence systems and applying sanctions," he wrote in a public message.
He said that 450 drones and over thirty projectiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were striving to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes damaged energy infrastructure and residential structures in the capital.
Five out of the nine people injured in the attacks on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from city authorities.
Regional authorities said the metropolitan region came under significant strikes throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child was killed and multiple civilians were hurt.
The strikes come after nights of aerial attacks in the area, portions of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
The whole nation is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to detect.
Government officials told journalists that Russia was purposely seeking to demolish the country's energy grid, with attacks already disrupting energy systems.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and government agencies were preparing for further attacks.
