Overnight, Moscow's aerial assaults have resulted in electricity outages in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while inhabitants in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and faced interruptions to water supplies, per reports from city officials.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southern area, as reported by regional authorities.
Moscow has escalated attacks on electrical systems over recent weeks, while the country's government has demanded "concrete actions" from allies to increase pressure on Russia.
"What is required is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the US, Europe and the G7 - in supplying defensive weapons and applying penalties," was stated in a public message.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty projectiles attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Russia was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were striving to restore power.
A series of attacks struck energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in the capital.
Multiple people hurt in the attacks on the city have been transported for medical care, according to local officials.
Area administrators said the urban area endured intense attacks throughout the evening. A minor died and three other people were wounded.
The assaults come after periods of bombing campaigns in the region, portions of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.
The entire country is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to detect.
Authorities told the media that Moscow was intentionally trying to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already affecting fuel infrastructure.
He said technical personnel and officials were preparing for additional strikes.
