Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have led to blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were injured while residents in the city's east were experienced blackouts and encountered interruptions to water systems, per reports from city officials.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was killed in a distinct assault in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, based on information from local officials.
Moscow has intensified strikes on electrical systems over recent weeks, while officials has demanded "real steps" from international partners to exert influence on Russia.
"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the US, European nations and the Group of Seven - in delivering air defence systems and enforcing penalties," he wrote in a social media post.
He said that 450 drones and several dozen projectiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were laboring to restore power.
A barrage of missiles hit power facilities and civilian homes in the capital.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from city authorities.
Area administrators said the urban area endured significant strikes during nighttime hours. A young boy died and three other people were wounded.
The assaults succeed periods of bombing campaigns in the region, portions of which are currently controlled by invading troops.
The entire country is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are tougher to detect.
Government officials told reporters that Russia was deliberately attempting to damage the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already disrupting gas facilities.
He said technical personnel and government agencies were anticipating additional strikes.
