Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were hurt while inhabitants in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and encountered disruption to water systems, per reports from local authorities.
At the same time, a young boy was killed in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has escalated strikes on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has called for "concrete actions" from partner nations to increase pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the US, the EU and the Group of Seven - in delivering air defence systems and enforcing sanctions," he wrote in a public message.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and several dozen missiles targeted energy facilities, labeling such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were striving to repair systems.
A barrage of missiles hit power facilities and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Several of the people wounded in the strikes on the city have been hospitalized, per statements from municipal representatives.
Regional authorities said the urban area came under intense attacks throughout the evening. A minor died and three other people were hurt.
The assaults succeed evenings of air raids in the territory, parts of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to spot.
Authorities told journalists that Moscow was purposely seeking to damage the country's energy grid, with strikes already impacting energy systems.
Officials stated energy workers and government agencies were bracing for more assaults.
