During the night, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused electricity outages in extensive areas of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while local people in the city's east were experienced blackouts and faced disruption to water supplies, per reports from municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a young boy was killed in a distinct aerial attack in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, according to area administrators.
Moscow has escalated assaults on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while officials has called for "substantial measures" from partner nations to increase pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the US, the EU and the major economies - in delivering protection systems and applying sanctions," was stated in a public message.
He said that 450 drones and several dozen projectiles targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
Government representatives said Russia was "launching a major assault" and maintenance teams were laboring to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles damaged energy infrastructure and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Several of the people wounded in the strikes on the city have been hospitalized, per statements from local officials.
Regional authorities said the city endured significant strikes throughout the evening. A young boy died and three other people were injured.
The attacks succeed evenings of air raids in the territory, parts of which remain under the control of invading troops.
All of Ukraine is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to detect.
Government officials told journalists that Moscow was deliberately attempting to demolish the country's energy grid, with assaults already impacting fuel infrastructure.
He said energy workers and authorities were bracing for additional strikes.
