Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused electricity outages in large parts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and dealt with problems to drinking water, according to city officials.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was killed in a distinct Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the southeastern part, based on information from regional authorities.
Russian forces has escalated strikes on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "real steps" from international partners to exert influence on Moscow.
"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the United States, European nations and the G7 - in delivering defensive weapons and implementing restrictions," he wrote in a social media post.
Authorities reported that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty projectiles attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.
Energy officials said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were working to restore power.
A wave of strikes damaged energy infrastructure and residential structures in the capital.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the attacks on the city have been hospitalized, according to municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the urban area experienced significant strikes during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child died and multiple civilians were wounded.
The attacks follow nights of bombing campaigns in the region, portions of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
The whole nation is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to identify.
National leaders told journalists that Moscow was purposely seeking to destroy the national power system, with attacks already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
He said utility staff and officials were bracing for additional strikes.
