Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused power cuts in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were wounded while local people in the city's east were plunged into darkness and faced disruption to water systems, per reports from local authorities.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a different assault in the southeastern region in the southeastern part, as reported by regional authorities.
Moscow has escalated attacks on electrical systems over the past few days, while officials has requested "real steps" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the America, European nations and the G7 - in delivering defensive weapons and implementing penalties," he wrote in a online statement.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen rockets targeted energy facilities, characterizing such attacks as "premeditated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were laboring to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles hit energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people injured in the attacks on the capital have been transported for medical care, per statements from municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the urban area endured intense attacks overnight. A young boy was killed and three other people were hurt.
The attacks come after evenings of aerial attacks in the area, portions of which are occupied by Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are tougher to identify.
National leaders told the media that Russia was deliberately attempting to damage the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already disrupting gas facilities.
Authorities confirmed technical personnel and officials were bracing for further attacks.
