During the night, Moscow's aerial assaults have resulted in power cuts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were wounded while inhabitants in the city's east were plunged into darkness and faced interruptions to water supplies, according to local authorities.
At the same time, a minor was fatally injured in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, based on information from area administrators.
Moscow has intensified attacks on power infrastructure over the past few days, while the country's government has demanded "concrete actions" from international partners to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the US, Europe and the G7 - in delivering protection systems and enforcing restrictions," he wrote in a public message.
Officials stated that 450 drones and several dozen projectiles attacked energy facilities, labeling such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were striving to restore power.
A barrage of missiles hit power facilities and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Several of the people hurt in the strikes on the capital have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by local officials.
Local officials said the urban area came under heavy assaults throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child was killed and multiple civilians were hurt.
The assaults succeed evenings of aerial attacks in the region, sections of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to detect.
Authorities told reporters that Moscow was deliberately attempting to destroy the national power system, with strikes already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
Officials stated utility staff and authorities were preparing for additional strikes.
