Throughout the evening, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have led to electricity outages in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were hurt while inhabitants in eastern districts were left without electricity and faced disruption to drinking water, per reports from city officials.
Simultaneously, a young boy was fatally injured in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, according to local officials.
Moscow has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while officials has called for "substantial measures" from international partners to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the US, the EU and the major economies - in providing protection systems and applying restrictions," was stated in a public message.
He said that 450 drones and over thirty projectiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such strikes as "premeditated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were striving to repair systems.
A barrage of missiles struck electrical systems and residential structures in the capital.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the attacks on the city have been hospitalized, as confirmed by municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the city experienced heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A young boy lost their life and three other people were injured.
The strikes follow evenings of aerial attacks in the region, sections of which are occupied by invading troops.
The whole nation is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to detect.
Government officials told reporters that Moscow was purposely seeking to destroy the country's energy grid, with strikes already affecting gas facilities.
Officials stated utility staff and government agencies were anticipating more assaults.
