Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have resulted in electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were hurt while residents in eastern districts were left without electricity and faced disruption to drinking water, per reports from municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, based on information from area administrators.
Russian forces has escalated assaults on electrical systems over recent weeks, while officials has demanded "concrete actions" from allies to exert influence on Russia.
"What is required is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the US, Europe and the major economies - in delivering air defence systems and applying restrictions," mentioned in a public message.
Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 projectiles targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.
Energy officials said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were working to repair systems.
A wave of strikes damaged power facilities and civilian homes in the capital.
Several of the people hurt in the assaults on the capital have been hospitalized, as confirmed by local officials.
Regional authorities said the metropolitan region experienced intense attacks during nighttime hours. A young boy lost their life and three other people were hurt.
The attacks follow periods of bombing campaigns in the region, sections of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to detect.
Government officials told reporters that Moscow was deliberately attempting to destroy the national power system, with attacks already impacting energy systems.
He said technical personnel and government agencies were bracing for further attacks.
