Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were wounded while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and faced problems to drinking water, according to local authorities.
Simultaneously, a young boy was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, based on information from regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while the country's government has demanded "substantial measures" from allies to apply pressure on Russia.
"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the US, Europe and the major economies - in providing protection systems and implementing restrictions," was stated in a public message.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 projectiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such strikes as "premeditated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were striving to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes struck electrical systems and civilian homes in the capital.
Multiple people injured in the assaults on the capital have been transported for medical care, per statements from municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the city came under significant strikes during nighttime hours. A minor was killed and multiple civilians were wounded.
The strikes follow nights of bombing campaigns in the region, parts of which remain under the control of invading troops.
The entire country is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to detect.
Government officials told the media that Moscow was deliberately attempting to demolish the national power system, with strikes already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
Officials stated utility staff and government agencies were bracing for more assaults.
