Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in electricity outages in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were injured while local people in the city's east were experienced blackouts and encountered problems to drinking water, as stated by city officials.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a distinct aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, based on information from local officials.
Russian forces has escalated attacks on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while officials has called for "substantial measures" from allies to exert influence on Russia.
"What is required is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the America, the EU and the major economies - in providing air defence systems and applying restrictions," he wrote in a online statement.
He said that 450 drones and more than 30 rockets struck energy facilities, characterizing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as winter approaches.
Government representatives said Russia was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were working to repair systems.
A barrage of missiles struck energy infrastructure and residential structures in Kyiv.
Several of the people injured in the strikes on the city have been taken to hospital, according to municipal representatives.
Local officials said the urban area came under significant strikes during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child lost their life and three other people were hurt.
The strikes succeed periods of bombing campaigns in the region, parts of which are occupied by Russian forces.
The whole nation is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to identify.
Government officials told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to damage the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already impacting energy systems.
He said utility staff and authorities were bracing for additional strikes.
