Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were wounded while local people in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and faced interruptions to drinking water, per reports from local authorities.
At the same time, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a separate Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the southern area, as reported by area administrators.
Russian forces has increased strikes on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while officials has called for "substantial measures" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the US, the EU and the major economies - in delivering defensive weapons and applying sanctions," he wrote in a public message.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty missiles targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
Energy officials said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were working to repair systems.
A barrage of missiles struck electrical systems and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the assaults on the capital have been taken to hospital, according to municipal representatives.
Local officials said the city endured heavy assaults overnight. A minor was killed and three other people were wounded.
The attacks succeed periods of air raids in the area, sections of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to detect.
Government officials told journalists that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already impacting energy systems.
Officials stated technical personnel and authorities were bracing for additional strikes.
