During the night, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused power cuts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were hurt while residents in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and dealt with interruptions to water supplies, per reports from municipal leaders.
At the same time, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, according to regional authorities.
Moscow has escalated assaults on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while the country's government has requested "substantial measures" from international partners to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What's needed is not window dressing but decisive action - from the America, Europe and the Group of Seven - in supplying air defence systems and enforcing restrictions," he wrote in a social media post.
Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 rockets struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were striving to restore power.
A series of attacks hit electrical systems and residential structures in Kyiv.
Multiple people injured in the attacks on the capital have been hospitalized, as confirmed by local officials.
Regional authorities said the city came under heavy assaults throughout the evening. A young boy lost their life and several individuals were wounded.
The attacks succeed nights of bombing campaigns in the region, portions of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to identify.
Government officials told journalists that Russia was purposely seeking to demolish the national power system, with strikes already affecting energy systems.
He said utility staff and authorities were bracing for more assaults.
