Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in blackouts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were hurt while inhabitants in the city's east were left without electricity and faced interruptions to water supplies, per reports from municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a distinct aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, according to area administrators.
Russian forces has intensified assaults on energy facilities over the past few days, while officials has called for "substantial measures" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the US, the EU and the G7 - in supplying defensive weapons and enforcing penalties," he wrote in a public message.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen missiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.
Government representatives said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were working to repair systems.
A barrage of missiles struck power facilities and apartment buildings in the capital.
Multiple people wounded in the attacks on the capital have been taken to hospital, per statements from municipal representatives.
Local officials said the city experienced heavy assaults throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child lost their life and multiple civilians were injured.
The attacks come after evenings of bombing campaigns in the area, parts of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
The entire country is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to spot.
National leaders told the media that Moscow was purposely seeking to damage the national power system, with strikes already impacting gas facilities.
He said technical personnel and officials were preparing for further attacks.
