During the night, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to electricity outages in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while residents in eastern districts were left without electricity and encountered disruption to water supplies, per reports from local authorities.
Simultaneously, a young boy was fatally injured in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, based on information from regional authorities.
Moscow has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while officials has demanded "substantial measures" from allies to exert influence on Russia.
"What's needed is not window dressing but firm measures - from the America, European nations and the major economies - in supplying defensive weapons and enforcing penalties," he wrote in a online statement.
Authorities reported that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen missiles struck the country's power systems, characterizing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were striving to repair systems.
A barrage of missiles struck power facilities and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Multiple people wounded in the assaults on the city have been hospitalized, as confirmed by local officials.
Local officials said the city experienced heavy assaults overnight. A minor died and three other people were hurt.
The strikes succeed evenings of aerial attacks in the region, portions of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to spot.
National leaders told reporters that Moscow was deliberately attempting to damage the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already disrupting gas facilities.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and officials were anticipating more assaults.
