Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were injured while inhabitants in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and encountered interruptions to drinking water, as stated by local authorities.
Meanwhile, a minor was fatally injured in a different assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has increased strikes on electrical systems over the past few days, while the country's government has demanded "substantial measures" from allies to apply pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the United States, the EU and the G7 - in supplying protection systems and enforcing penalties," he wrote in a online statement.
He said that 450 drones and more than 30 missiles targeted energy facilities, characterizing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were laboring to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles damaged electrical systems and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Several of the people hurt in the assaults on the city have been taken to hospital, per statements from city authorities.
Local officials said the urban area endured heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A young boy lost their life and multiple civilians were hurt.
The attacks come after nights of aerial attacks in the area, parts of which are occupied by Russian forces.
The entire country is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to identify.
Government officials told the media that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already impacting gas facilities.
Officials stated energy workers and officials were anticipating further attacks.
