During the night, Moscow's aerial assaults have resulted in electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were hurt while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and faced disruption to water systems, according to city officials.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was killed in a different aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, based on information from area administrators.
Russian forces has escalated strikes on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while officials has called for "concrete actions" from partner nations to apply pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the America, European nations and the major economies - in delivering defensive weapons and enforcing penalties," he wrote in a online statement.
Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 missiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such strikes as "premeditated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were working to restore power.
A barrage of missiles struck energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in the capital.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the attacks on the capital have been hospitalized, as confirmed by city authorities.
Local officials said the city came under significant strikes overnight. A young boy was killed and three other people were hurt.
The attacks come after periods of aerial attacks in the area, parts of which remain under the control of invading troops.
The entire country is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to identify.
Authorities told journalists that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already affecting gas facilities.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and authorities were preparing for additional strikes.
