During the night, Moscow's aerial assaults have led to electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were hurt while residents in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and encountered interruptions to water supplies, as stated by municipal leaders.
At the same time, a young boy was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southern area, as reported by regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while the country's government has requested "concrete actions" from partner nations to increase pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not window dressing but firm measures - from the America, European nations and the Group of Seven - in providing defensive weapons and enforcing penalties," he wrote in a online statement.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 projectiles attacked the country's power systems, characterizing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were working to restore power.
A series of attacks damaged energy infrastructure and civilian homes in the capital.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the assaults on the capital have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by city authorities.
Regional authorities said the city endured heavy assaults throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child was killed and three other people were hurt.
The attacks come after periods of air raids in the territory, sections of which are occupied by invading troops.
The entire country is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to identify.
Government officials told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to destroy the national power system, with assaults already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
Officials stated utility staff and authorities were bracing for further attacks.
