During the night, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have resulted in power cuts in extensive areas of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were injured while inhabitants in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and faced problems to drinking water, per reports from local authorities.
Simultaneously, a young boy was fatally injured in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, as reported by regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified assaults on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while the country's government has requested "substantial measures" from partner nations to exert influence on Moscow.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the United States, the EU and the G7 - in providing defensive weapons and implementing sanctions," he wrote in a social media post.
He said that 450 drones and over thirty rockets attacked the country's power systems, characterizing such attacks as "premeditated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were working to fix the damage.
A series of attacks damaged power facilities and civilian homes in the capital.
Several of the people injured in the strikes on the capital have been transported for medical care, per statements from local officials.
Regional authorities said the urban area endured intense attacks throughout the evening. A minor died and multiple civilians were wounded.
The attacks follow nights of bombing campaigns in the area, sections of which remain under the control of invading troops.
The whole nation is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to identify.
Government officials told reporters that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already disrupting gas facilities.
Authorities confirmed utility staff and officials were anticipating more assaults.
