Throughout the evening, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have led to electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were injured while inhabitants in the city's east were experienced blackouts and dealt with problems to water systems, per reports from city officials.
At the same time, a seven-year-old child was killed in a separate aerial attack in the southeastern region in the southern area, as reported by local officials.
Moscow has intensified assaults on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while the country's government has called for "substantial measures" from international partners to increase pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the United States, the EU and the Group of Seven - in providing air defence systems and enforcing penalties," mentioned in a social media post.
He said that 450 drones and over thirty projectiles struck energy facilities, describing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
Energy officials said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were working to repair systems.
A series of attacks hit electrical systems and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people injured in the assaults on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from municipal representatives.
Regional authorities said the urban area experienced significant strikes throughout the evening. A minor lost their life and several individuals were hurt.
The attacks succeed periods of air raids in the area, portions of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
The entire country is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to detect.
Authorities told the media that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Officials stated technical personnel and government agencies were bracing for additional strikes.
