Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused power cuts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were hurt while residents in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and encountered disruption to water systems, as stated by municipal leaders.
At the same time, a young boy was lost their life in a separate assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, based on information from regional authorities.
Russian forces has increased assaults on power infrastructure over the past few days, while the country's government has called for "real steps" from partner nations to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the US, European nations and the major economies - in providing protection systems and applying sanctions," he wrote in a public message.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 rockets struck the country's power systems, characterizing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were striving to fix the damage.
A series of attacks damaged energy infrastructure and residential structures in Kyiv.
Several of the people hurt in the strikes on the capital have been hospitalized, according to municipal representatives.
Local officials said the urban area came under heavy assaults overnight. A seven-year-old child died and three other people were wounded.
The assaults follow nights of aerial attacks in the area, parts of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
The whole nation is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to spot.
Authorities told journalists that Moscow was deliberately attempting to damage the national power system, with strikes already impacting energy systems.
Officials stated technical personnel and authorities were anticipating further attacks.
