Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused electricity outages in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were wounded while inhabitants in the city's east were plunged into darkness and encountered disruption to drinking water, per reports from city officials.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, as reported by area administrators.
Moscow has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while officials has demanded "substantial measures" from allies to apply pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the America, European nations and the major economies - in providing air defence systems and implementing restrictions," he wrote in a online statement.
Officials stated that 450 drones and more than 30 rockets targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Russia was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were working to restore power.
A wave of strikes hit power facilities and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Multiple people hurt in the assaults on the capital have been taken to hospital, according to city authorities.
Area administrators said the city experienced significant strikes overnight. A minor was killed and three other people were injured.
The strikes follow nights of bombing campaigns in the area, sections of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
The whole nation is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to detect.
Government officials told the media that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the national power system, with attacks already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and authorities were anticipating more assaults.
