Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to power cuts in large parts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Several individuals were injured while residents in the city's east were experienced blackouts and faced problems to water systems, as stated by city officials.
At the same time, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, based on information from area administrators.
Russian forces has escalated strikes on electrical systems over recent weeks, while officials has called for "concrete actions" from allies to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the US, Europe and the major economies - in providing air defence systems and implementing penalties," he wrote in a social media post.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 projectiles attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such assaults as "premeditated" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
Energy officials said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were striving to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes hit energy infrastructure and residential structures in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people injured in the assaults on the city have been hospitalized, according to municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the metropolitan region came under intense attacks during nighttime hours. A minor was killed and multiple civilians were hurt.
The strikes come after nights of air raids in the area, portions of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
The entire country is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to detect.
Authorities told reporters that Moscow was purposely seeking to damage the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already affecting fuel infrastructure.
Officials stated utility staff and officials were bracing for further attacks.
