Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in electricity outages in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while local people in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and faced problems to water supplies, according to municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a young boy was fatally injured in a different Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the southern area, according to local officials.
Moscow has increased strikes on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while the country's government has demanded "substantial measures" from allies to apply pressure on Russia.
"What's needed is not window dressing but decisive action - from the United States, Europe and the major economies - in providing defensive weapons and applying restrictions," was stated in a online statement.
He said that 450 drones and over thirty projectiles targeted the country's power systems, describing such strikes as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were working to repair systems.
A series of attacks damaged energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in the capital.
Several of the people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by municipal representatives.
Local officials said the metropolitan region experienced intense attacks during nighttime hours. A minor lost their life and several individuals were injured.
The assaults succeed evenings of air raids in the region, sections of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to detect.
Government officials told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to destroy the country's energy grid, with strikes already affecting gas facilities.
Officials stated utility staff and officials were preparing for further attacks.
