Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have caused power cuts in extensive areas of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while residents in the city's east were plunged into darkness and faced interruptions to drinking water, as stated by local authorities.
At the same time, a minor was killed in a different aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has increased assaults on energy facilities over recent weeks, while the country's government has requested "concrete actions" from international partners to apply pressure on Russia.
"What's needed is not window dressing but firm measures - from the US, European nations and the G7 - in providing air defence systems and implementing restrictions," he wrote in a online statement.
Authorities reported that 450 drones and more than 30 missiles attacked energy facilities, characterizing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.
Government representatives said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were laboring to restore power.
A barrage of missiles damaged energy infrastructure and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Multiple people wounded in the attacks on the capital have been taken to hospital, per statements from local officials.
Area administrators said the urban area endured significant strikes during nighttime hours. A young boy lost their life and several individuals were wounded.
The assaults come after evenings of air raids in the region, parts of which are currently controlled by invading troops.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to detect.
Government officials told the media that Russia was intentionally trying to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already impacting energy systems.
He said energy workers and government agencies were preparing for further attacks.
