Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while residents in the city's east were experienced blackouts and faced interruptions to water systems, per reports from city officials.
At the same time, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, based on information from area administrators.
Russian forces has intensified attacks on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while officials has called for "substantial measures" from partner nations to exert influence on Russia.
"The necessity is not window dressing but firm measures - from the America, European nations and the G7 - in providing air defence systems and implementing restrictions," mentioned in a public message.
He said that 450 drones and more than 30 missiles attacked the country's power systems, characterizing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
Government representatives said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were laboring to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles hit electrical systems and residential structures in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the attacks on the capital have been transported for medical care, per statements from municipal representatives.
Local officials said the city came under heavy assaults throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child was killed and multiple civilians were wounded.
The attacks follow evenings of aerial attacks in the territory, portions of which are currently controlled by invading troops.
All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to identify.
Authorities told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already affecting fuel infrastructure.
Authorities confirmed energy workers and officials were bracing for more assaults.
