Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in power cuts in extensive areas of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were hurt while residents in the city's east were plunged into darkness and encountered problems to water systems, per reports from municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a young boy was fatally injured in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, as reported by local officials.
Russian forces has escalated strikes on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has called for "real steps" from international partners to apply pressure on Russia.
"What is required is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the US, European nations and the G7 - in delivering air defence systems and applying restrictions," was stated in a social media post.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty rockets targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were striving to fix the damage.
A series of attacks hit electrical systems and apartment buildings in the capital.
Several of the people wounded in the attacks on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from municipal representatives.
Local officials said the urban area endured intense attacks overnight. A young boy was killed and several individuals were injured.
The assaults succeed nights of air raids in the region, portions of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
The whole nation is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to identify.
National leaders told reporters that Russia was deliberately attempting to destroy the country's energy grid, with attacks already impacting energy systems.
He said energy workers and officials were anticipating more assaults.
