During the night, Russian aerial assaults have caused blackouts in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were hurt while local people in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and dealt with interruptions to water systems, per reports from local authorities.
Simultaneously, a young boy was killed in a different assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, as reported by area administrators.
Russian forces has escalated attacks on electrical systems over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "concrete actions" from partner nations to apply pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the America, Europe and the major economies - in delivering defensive weapons and applying sanctions," mentioned in a social media post.
Authorities reported that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 projectiles attacked the country's power systems, labeling such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were laboring to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes hit energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Several of the people injured in the strikes on the capital have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the metropolitan region came under heavy assaults overnight. A seven-year-old child died and three other people were wounded.
The strikes succeed nights of bombing campaigns in the territory, parts of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to identify.
Authorities told reporters that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already disrupting energy systems.
He said utility staff and government agencies were preparing for more assaults.
