During the night, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have resulted in blackouts in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while residents in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and encountered disruption to drinking water, as stated by local authorities.
Simultaneously, a young boy was fatally injured in a distinct Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, according to regional authorities.
Moscow has intensified assaults on electrical systems over the past few days, while the country's government has called for "real steps" from partner nations to exert influence on Russia.
"What's needed is not window dressing but strong steps - from the United States, European nations and the Group of Seven - in supplying protection systems and enforcing penalties," was stated in a online statement.
Authorities reported that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 rockets targeted energy facilities, characterizing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were working to repair systems.
A barrage of missiles hit power facilities and residential structures in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by municipal representatives.
Local officials said the city came under heavy assaults overnight. A seven-year-old child lost their life and several individuals were injured.
The strikes come after nights of air raids in the region, sections of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to detect.
Government officials told reporters that Moscow was deliberately attempting to destroy the national power system, with strikes already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and government agencies were bracing for further attacks.
