Overnight, Moscow's aerial assaults have resulted in blackouts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while residents in eastern districts were left without electricity and faced interruptions to drinking water, as stated by local authorities.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a distinct aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, as reported by local officials.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while officials has called for "substantial measures" from international partners to exert influence on Moscow.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the US, the EU and the G7 - in providing defensive weapons and implementing restrictions," mentioned in a social media post.
He said that 450 drones and over thirty rockets targeted energy facilities, characterizing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools.
Government representatives said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were striving to restore power.
A wave of strikes struck electrical systems and apartment buildings in the capital.
Several of the people injured in the attacks on the city have been hospitalized, per statements from city authorities.
Area administrators said the city experienced intense attacks during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child was killed and multiple civilians were injured.
The assaults succeed nights of bombing campaigns in the region, sections of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
The whole nation is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to detect.
Government officials told the media that Russia was deliberately attempting to damage the national power system, with attacks already disrupting gas facilities.
He said utility staff and authorities were bracing for more assaults.
