Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in power cuts in large parts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Several individuals were injured while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and faced problems to drinking water, according to city officials.
Meanwhile, a young boy was fatally injured in a separate Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the southeastern part, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has increased strikes on power infrastructure over the past few days, while the country's government has requested "real steps" from partner nations to apply pressure on Russia.
"What is required is not window dressing but decisive action - from the America, the EU and the Group of Seven - in delivering defensive weapons and implementing sanctions," was stated in a public message.
Authorities reported that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 missiles struck the country's power systems, describing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were laboring to restore power.
A wave of strikes hit energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in the capital.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the attacks on the capital have been taken to hospital, according to city authorities.
Regional authorities said the city came under significant strikes overnight. A seven-year-old child was killed and multiple civilians were wounded.
The assaults follow evenings of aerial attacks in the region, sections of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
The entire country is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are tougher to detect.
National leaders told reporters that Moscow was purposely seeking to destroy the national power system, with strikes already affecting energy systems.
Officials stated energy workers and officials were preparing for additional strikes.
