Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were wounded while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and faced interruptions to drinking water, according to city officials.
Simultaneously, a young boy was fatally injured in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, based on information from area administrators.
Moscow has increased attacks on energy facilities over the past few days, while officials has demanded "real steps" from international partners to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the United States, Europe and the G7 - in delivering air defence systems and implementing sanctions," mentioned in a online statement.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 missiles attacked energy facilities, describing such strikes as "premeditated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were working to repair systems.
A series of attacks damaged power facilities and residential structures in the capital.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the strikes on the city have been taken to hospital, according to local officials.
Regional authorities said the city endured significant strikes throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child died and three other people were wounded.
The attacks come after evenings of aerial attacks in the region, sections of which remain under the control of invading troops.
The entire country is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to identify.
National leaders told reporters that Russia was intentionally trying to damage the national power system, with strikes already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
Authorities confirmed technical personnel and authorities were preparing for additional strikes.
