Overnight, Moscow's aerial assaults have resulted in power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while residents in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and encountered disruption to water systems, as stated by municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a young boy was killed in a different assault in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, as reported by local officials.
Russian forces has intensified assaults on energy facilities over recent weeks, while officials has requested "concrete actions" from international partners to increase pressure on Russia.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the America, the EU and the major economies - in supplying air defence systems and implementing sanctions," mentioned in a social media post.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and several dozen rockets attacked energy facilities, labeling such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were striving to restore power.
A wave of strikes damaged power facilities and apartment buildings in the capital.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the assaults on the capital have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by city authorities.
Local officials said the city came under heavy assaults overnight. A minor lost their life and multiple civilians were wounded.
The attacks succeed nights of aerial attacks in the area, portions of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to detect.
Authorities told the media that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the country's energy grid, with attacks already impacting gas facilities.
Officials stated utility staff and government agencies were bracing for further attacks.
