Throughout the evening, Russian aerial assaults have caused power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were hurt while inhabitants in the city's east were left without electricity and encountered disruption to water supplies, according to city officials.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, as reported by local officials.
Russian forces has intensified assaults on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "concrete actions" from partner nations to exert influence on Moscow.
"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the United States, the EU and the major economies - in supplying protection systems and applying sanctions," mentioned in a online statement.
Authorities reported that 450 drones and several dozen projectiles struck the country's power systems, characterizing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
Energy officials said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were working to restore power.
A series of attacks damaged power facilities and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Multiple people hurt in the strikes on the capital have been hospitalized, according to city authorities.
Local officials said the metropolitan region experienced significant strikes overnight. A seven-year-old child lost their life and multiple civilians were wounded.
The strikes come after evenings of aerial attacks in the area, sections of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to detect.
Authorities told journalists that Moscow was deliberately attempting to damage the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and officials were bracing for further attacks.
