Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have caused blackouts in extensive areas of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while local people in the city's east were left without electricity and dealt with interruptions to water supplies, per reports from municipal leaders.
At the same time, a young boy was killed in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, based on information from area administrators.
Russian forces has intensified attacks on energy facilities over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "substantial measures" from international partners to apply pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the US, European nations and the G7 - in providing air defence systems and applying penalties," was stated in a public message.
He said that 450 drones and more than 30 missiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were working to restore power.
A series of attacks struck power facilities and residential structures in Kyiv.
Several of the people injured in the attacks on the city have been hospitalized, as confirmed by city authorities.
Local officials said the urban area endured intense attacks throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child died and multiple civilians were injured.
The assaults come after periods of bombing campaigns in the region, sections of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
The whole nation is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to identify.
Authorities told journalists that Moscow was purposely seeking to destroy the national power system, with assaults already disrupting gas facilities.
Officials stated technical personnel and officials were preparing for additional strikes.
