During the night, Russian aerial assaults have led to power cuts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were wounded while residents in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and dealt with interruptions to drinking water, according to municipal leaders.
At the same time, a young boy was killed in a distinct assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, as reported by regional authorities.
Moscow has escalated attacks on power infrastructure over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has called for "substantial measures" from international partners to increase pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the US, Europe and the major economies - in supplying protection systems and applying restrictions," he wrote in a online statement.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty projectiles targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such attacks as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were laboring to fix the damage.
A series of attacks damaged power facilities and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Several of the people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been taken to hospital, per statements from city authorities.
Regional authorities said the city endured intense attacks overnight. A young boy lost their life and three other people were injured.
The attacks come after nights of air raids in the territory, sections of which remain under the control of invading troops.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to detect.
Government officials told journalists that Moscow was purposely seeking to destroy the national power system, with strikes already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Officials stated utility staff and officials were bracing for further attacks.
