Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused electricity outages in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were wounded while local people in the city's east were left without electricity and faced problems to drinking water, per reports from local authorities.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a different assault in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, according to area administrators.
Moscow has escalated attacks on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while officials has requested "substantial measures" from allies to increase pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the US, European nations and the major economies - in delivering protection systems and implementing penalties," mentioned in a public message.
Authorities reported that 450 drones and more than 30 projectiles struck the country's power systems, labeling such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Russia was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were laboring to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles struck energy infrastructure and residential structures in the capital.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by city authorities.
Regional authorities said the metropolitan region endured heavy assaults overnight. A young boy was killed and multiple civilians were injured.
The attacks follow nights of bombing campaigns in the region, sections 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 detect.
Government officials told journalists that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the national power system, with strikes already disrupting energy systems.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and government agencies were preparing for further attacks.
