Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to power cuts in large parts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were hurt while inhabitants in eastern districts were left without electricity and dealt with interruptions to water systems, per reports from city officials.
Meanwhile, a young boy was fatally injured in a separate assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, based on information from regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on energy facilities over the past few days, while officials has called for "real steps" from international partners to apply pressure on Russia.
"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the America, the EU and the Group of Seven - in supplying defensive weapons and enforcing penalties," was stated in a social media post.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen rockets attacked energy facilities, characterizing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
Energy officials said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were working to restore power.
A barrage of missiles struck electrical systems and residential structures in the capital.
Multiple people hurt in the assaults on the capital have been transported for medical care, according to city authorities.
Local officials said the urban area came under heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child lost their life and multiple civilians were wounded.
The strikes succeed evenings of bombing campaigns in the area, portions of which are occupied by Russian forces.
The whole nation is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to spot.
Government officials told journalists that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the national power system, with strikes already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Authorities confirmed energy workers and government agencies were preparing for additional strikes.
