Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in electricity outages in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were wounded while residents in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and faced problems to water supplies, according to city officials.
Meanwhile, a minor was lost their life in a distinct Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, as reported by regional authorities.
Moscow has escalated strikes on energy facilities over recent weeks, while officials has demanded "real steps" from allies to increase pressure on Russia.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the United States, European nations and the G7 - in delivering defensive weapons and implementing sanctions," was stated in a online statement.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty projectiles targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were laboring to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes damaged energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in the capital.
Several of the people injured in the attacks on the capital have been transported for medical care, per statements from city authorities.
Area administrators said the urban area came under intense attacks overnight. A young boy was killed and multiple civilians were wounded.
The strikes follow nights of air raids in the area, sections of which remain under the control of invading troops.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to identify.
National leaders told journalists that Russia was purposely seeking to destroy the country's energy grid, with attacks already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
Officials stated energy workers and government agencies were anticipating more assaults.
