During the night, Russian aerial assaults have caused power cuts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were hurt while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and faced problems to water supplies, according to local authorities.
Simultaneously, a young boy was fatally injured in a distinct assault in the southeastern region in the southern area, based on information from local officials.
Russian forces has increased attacks on energy facilities over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "concrete actions" from international partners to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not window dressing but strong steps - from the US, the EU and the G7 - in supplying defensive weapons and enforcing restrictions," he wrote in a online statement.
Officials stated that 450 drones and over thirty rockets targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such attacks as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
Energy officials said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were working to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles struck power facilities and civilian homes in the capital.
Several of the people wounded in the attacks on the capital have been hospitalized, as confirmed by municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the urban area came under intense attacks during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child was killed and three other people were injured.
The assaults succeed nights of aerial attacks in the area, sections of which are occupied by Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to spot.
Authorities told reporters that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the national power system, with attacks already affecting energy systems.
Officials stated energy workers and government agencies were bracing for further attacks.
