Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in extensive areas of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were wounded while residents in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and faced disruption to drinking water, per reports from local authorities.
At the same time, a minor was lost their life in a separate assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, based on information from local officials.
Russian forces has increased attacks on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while officials has called for "real steps" from partner nations to increase pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the US, European nations and the major economies - in providing defensive weapons and implementing penalties," he wrote in a social media post.
He said that 450 drones and several dozen projectiles targeted energy facilities, describing such strikes as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
Energy officials said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and maintenance teams were striving to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes struck electrical systems and civilian homes in the capital.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the attacks on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from municipal representatives.
Regional authorities said the metropolitan region experienced heavy assaults throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child was killed and three other people were wounded.
The strikes succeed evenings of air raids in the region, parts of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
The entire country is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are tougher to identify.
National leaders told the media that Moscow was deliberately attempting to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already affecting energy systems.
He said technical personnel and authorities were anticipating more assaults.
