Throughout the evening, Moscow's aerial assaults have caused power cuts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were injured while residents in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and faced interruptions to water supplies, according to local authorities.
Meanwhile, a minor was lost their life in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, as reported by local officials.
Russian forces has intensified assaults on power infrastructure over the past few days, while officials has called for "substantial measures" from partner nations to apply pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not window dressing but firm measures - from the America, European nations and the Group of Seven - in supplying defensive weapons and enforcing restrictions," he wrote in a social media post.
Authorities reported that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen rockets targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were working to repair systems.
A wave of strikes hit electrical systems and apartment buildings in the capital.
Multiple people injured in the assaults on the city have been taken to hospital, according to city authorities.
Local officials said the metropolitan region experienced intense attacks throughout the evening. A young boy was killed and multiple civilians were wounded.
The attacks follow periods of air raids in the territory, sections of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to spot.
Authorities told the media that Russia was intentionally trying to destroy the country's energy grid, with strikes already affecting energy systems.
Authorities confirmed energy workers and government agencies were preparing for more assaults.
