Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have resulted in electricity outages in large parts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
Several individuals were injured while inhabitants in the city's east were left without electricity and faced interruptions to drinking water, per reports from municipal leaders.
At the same time, a seven-year-old child was killed in a distinct aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, according to regional authorities.
Moscow has increased strikes on electrical systems over the past few days, while officials has called for "substantial measures" from allies to apply pressure on Russia.
"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the US, European nations and the Group of Seven - in delivering defensive weapons and applying restrictions," mentioned in a public message.
He said that 450 drones and several dozen projectiles targeted the country's power systems, characterizing such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
Energy officials said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were working to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles struck energy infrastructure and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Several of the people injured in the attacks on the capital have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by city authorities.
Regional authorities said the urban area endured heavy assaults overnight. A minor was killed and three other people were injured.
The attacks follow periods of air raids in the region, sections of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
The entire country is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to spot.
National leaders told the media that Moscow was intentionally trying to damage the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already affecting gas facilities.
He said technical personnel and authorities were bracing for additional strikes.
