Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to power cuts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were wounded while local people in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and faced disruption to water systems, per reports from city officials.
Simultaneously, a young boy was lost their life in a separate assault in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, based on information from area administrators.
Russian forces has escalated attacks on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while officials has called for "substantial measures" from allies to apply pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not window dressing but strong steps - from the America, the EU and the G7 - in delivering protection systems and implementing penalties," mentioned in a social media post.
Authorities reported that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty projectiles attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such attacks as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were striving to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes struck energy infrastructure and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Multiple people wounded in the assaults on the city have been hospitalized, according to city authorities.
Local officials said the city endured heavy assaults overnight. A seven-year-old child died and three other people were injured.
The assaults succeed evenings of bombing campaigns in the area, parts of which are currently controlled by invading troops.
All of Ukraine is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to detect.
Authorities told reporters that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the country's energy grid, with attacks already disrupting gas facilities.
He said utility staff and government agencies were anticipating additional strikes.
