Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were hurt while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were experienced blackouts and faced interruptions to water supplies, according to local authorities.
At the same time, a minor was killed in a separate assault in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, as reported by local officials.
Moscow has intensified assaults on electrical systems over recent weeks, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "real steps" from partner nations to exert influence on Russia.
"The necessity is not window dressing but decisive action - from the US, European nations and the G7 - in supplying defensive weapons and applying restrictions," was stated in a public message.
He said that 450 drones and several dozen missiles targeted the country's power systems, labeling such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were laboring to repair systems.
A barrage of missiles struck power facilities and civilian homes in the capital.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the assaults on the capital have been hospitalized, according to city authorities.
Area administrators said the urban area experienced intense attacks throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child was killed 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 in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to detect.
Authorities told the media that Moscow was deliberately attempting to damage the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already affecting fuel infrastructure.
He said technical personnel and officials were anticipating more assaults.
