Throughout the evening, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have resulted in electricity outages in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while residents in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and encountered problems to water systems, per reports from city officials.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was killed in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southern area, based on information from local officials.
Russian forces has increased assaults on electrical systems over recent weeks, while officials has demanded "substantial measures" from allies to exert influence on Russia.
"What is required is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the US, Europe and the Group of Seven - in delivering protection systems and applying restrictions," he wrote in a online statement.
Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty missiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were working to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes struck electrical systems and apartment buildings in the capital.
Several of the people hurt in the assaults on the city have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by local officials.
Local officials said the metropolitan region experienced heavy assaults overnight. A seven-year-old child was killed and three other people were wounded.
The assaults succeed nights of bombing campaigns in the territory, sections of which are occupied by Russian forces.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to identify.
Authorities told the media that Moscow was deliberately attempting to demolish the country's energy grid, with attacks already impacting gas facilities.
He said utility staff and authorities were anticipating more assaults.
