Throughout the evening, Russian aerial assaults have caused power cuts in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were experienced blackouts and dealt with interruptions to water systems, per reports from city officials.
Meanwhile, a young boy was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, as reported by local officials.
Moscow has increased strikes on electrical systems over the past few days, while officials has requested "concrete actions" from partner nations to exert influence on Russia.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the America, European nations and the G7 - in supplying protection systems and enforcing penalties," mentioned in a social media post.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty missiles struck the country's power systems, describing such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were working to restore power.
A wave of strikes hit energy infrastructure and residential structures in Kyiv.
Multiple people wounded in the attacks on the city have been hospitalized, according to city authorities.
Regional authorities said the city endured intense attacks during nighttime hours. A young boy died and several individuals were wounded.
The strikes come after nights of air raids in the territory, sections of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to identify.
National leaders told reporters that Russia was deliberately attempting to demolish the national power system, with assaults already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Authorities confirmed energy workers and officials were preparing for more assaults.
