Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to power cuts in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were hurt while inhabitants in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and encountered problems to water systems, per reports from municipal leaders.
Meanwhile, a young boy was killed in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, according to local officials.
Russian forces has escalated attacks on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has called for "substantial measures" from allies to exert influence on Moscow.
"What is required is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the US, the EU and the G7 - in providing defensive weapons and implementing sanctions," he wrote in a online statement.
He said that 450 drones and several dozen missiles targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such attacks as "premeditated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were laboring to fix the damage.
A series of attacks hit power facilities and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Multiple people wounded in the assaults on the capital have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the urban area experienced intense attacks overnight. A seven-year-old child lost their life and several individuals were wounded.
The strikes succeed nights of bombing campaigns in the region, parts of which remain under the control of invading troops.
The entire country is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to identify.
National leaders told the media that Moscow was deliberately attempting to destroy the country's energy grid, with attacks already affecting gas facilities.
He said technical personnel and authorities were anticipating further attacks.
