Overnight, Moscow's aerial assaults have resulted in blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were wounded while local people in eastern districts were left without electricity and dealt with disruption to water systems, per reports from municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a minor was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, as reported by area administrators.
Moscow has increased attacks on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while the country's government has called for "concrete actions" from allies to increase pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the US, the EU and the Group of Seven - in delivering air defence systems and implementing restrictions," he wrote in a online statement.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty missiles struck the country's power systems, characterizing such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
Government representatives said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were working to restore power.
A wave of strikes hit electrical systems and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the assaults on the capital have been hospitalized, according to local officials.
Local officials said the metropolitan region came under heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A minor died and three other people were wounded.
The assaults follow nights of bombing campaigns in the territory, parts of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
The entire country is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to identify.
National leaders told reporters that Russia was deliberately attempting to demolish the country's energy grid, with strikes already impacting energy systems.
He said technical personnel and officials were anticipating more assaults.
