During the night, Moscow's aerial assaults have caused electricity outages in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were hurt while residents in eastern districts were left without electricity and dealt with disruption to drinking water, as stated by municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a young boy was fatally injured in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, as reported by local officials.
Moscow has intensified strikes on energy facilities over the past few days, while officials has called for "real steps" from allies to exert influence on Moscow.
"The necessity is not window dressing but strong steps - from the America, the EU and the major economies - in providing defensive weapons and applying sanctions," was stated in a online statement.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 rockets struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and maintenance teams were striving to restore power.
A series of attacks damaged electrical systems and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the attacks on the city have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by local officials.
Regional authorities said the urban area came under heavy assaults throughout the evening. A young boy was killed and three other people were hurt.
The assaults follow periods of bombing campaigns in the territory, sections of which are currently controlled by invading troops.
All of Ukraine is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to detect.
Government officials told journalists that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the country's energy grid, with attacks already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Officials stated energy workers and government agencies were preparing for further attacks.
