Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were injured while local people in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and dealt with problems to drinking water, as stated by city officials.
Meanwhile, a young boy was killed in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while officials has requested "substantial measures" from allies to exert influence on Russia.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the America, European nations and the Group of Seven - in delivering air defence systems and applying sanctions," he wrote in a online statement.
Officials stated that 450 drones and several dozen missiles attacked the country's power systems, describing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as winter approaches.
Energy officials said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and maintenance teams were striving to repair systems.
A series of attacks hit energy infrastructure and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Several of the people wounded in the attacks on the city have been hospitalized, according to city authorities.
Local officials said the metropolitan region came under heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child was killed and multiple civilians were hurt.
The assaults follow periods of aerial attacks in the region, portions of which remain under the control of invading troops.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to spot.
Government officials told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to destroy the country's energy grid, with strikes already disrupting energy systems.
Officials stated energy workers and government agencies were bracing for additional strikes.
