During the night, Moscow's aerial assaults have led to electricity outages in large parts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while inhabitants in eastern districts were left without electricity and encountered interruptions to drinking water, as stated by city officials.
At the same time, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a separate Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the southern area, as reported by local officials.
Russian forces has escalated attacks on energy facilities over recent weeks, while officials has demanded "concrete actions" from allies to apply pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the United States, the EU and the G7 - in providing defensive weapons and implementing restrictions," he wrote in a public message.
Officials stated that 450 drones and more than 30 rockets struck the country's power systems, describing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools.
Government representatives said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were laboring to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes damaged power facilities and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people injured in the assaults on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from city authorities.
Regional authorities said the city endured significant strikes during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child was killed and multiple civilians were injured.
The strikes follow nights of aerial attacks in the area, parts of which are occupied by invading troops.
All of Ukraine is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to spot.
Government officials told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to demolish the country's energy grid, with assaults already disrupting energy systems.
Officials stated energy workers and government agencies were anticipating additional strikes.
