Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused power cuts in extensive areas of the capital city, Kyiv.
Several individuals were wounded while inhabitants in eastern districts were left without electricity and faced problems to drinking water, as stated by local authorities.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a distinct aerial attack in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, according to area administrators.
Russian forces has intensified attacks on electrical systems over the past few days, while officials has called for "concrete actions" from allies to exert influence on Russia.
"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the US, the EU and the G7 - in delivering air defence systems and implementing sanctions," mentioned in a public message.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 rockets attacked the country's power systems, labeling such strikes as "premeditated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were laboring to restore power.
A barrage of missiles hit electrical systems and residential structures in the capital.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the assaults on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from local officials.
Local officials said the city experienced intense attacks overnight. A young boy died and multiple civilians were wounded.
The assaults come after periods of bombing campaigns in the area, parts of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
The whole nation is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to spot.
Government officials told reporters that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the country's energy grid, with strikes already impacting energy systems.
Authorities confirmed technical personnel and government agencies were preparing for more assaults.
