Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused electricity outages in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were wounded while local people in the city's east were plunged into darkness and dealt with interruptions to drinking water, per reports from city officials.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a separate assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, as reported by area administrators.
Moscow has intensified strikes on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while the country's government has demanded "substantial measures" from international partners to exert influence on Moscow.
"The necessity is not window dressing but firm measures - from the United States, Europe and the major economies - in providing defensive weapons and implementing restrictions," he wrote in a social media post.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 projectiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such strikes as "premeditated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
Energy officials said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were striving to restore power.
A series of attacks hit electrical systems and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the attacks on the capital have been transported for medical care, according to municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the city experienced intense attacks throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child lost their life and several individuals were wounded.
The attacks come after nights of aerial attacks in the area, sections of which remain under the control of invading troops.
All of Ukraine is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to identify.
Government officials told journalists that Russia was purposely seeking to demolish the national power system, with strikes already disrupting energy systems.
He said technical personnel and government agencies were preparing for further attacks.
