Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were injured while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and dealt with interruptions to water systems, per reports from local authorities.
At the same time, a seven-year-old child was killed in a separate assault in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, based on information from local officials.
Russian forces has increased strikes on power infrastructure over the past few days, while officials has called for "concrete actions" from partner nations to exert influence on Moscow.
"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the US, the EU and the G7 - in delivering protection systems and implementing penalties," he wrote in a social media post.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and several dozen missiles attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.
Energy officials said Russia was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were laboring to restore power.
A wave of strikes damaged power facilities and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Several of the people hurt in the assaults on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from city authorities.
Area administrators said the city experienced significant strikes during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child died and multiple civilians were injured.
The assaults succeed evenings of bombing campaigns in the area, parts of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to spot.
Authorities told reporters that Russia was intentionally trying to damage the country's energy grid, with attacks already impacting gas facilities.
Officials stated utility staff and authorities were preparing for additional strikes.
