Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in power cuts in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were hurt while inhabitants in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and encountered interruptions to water systems, per reports from local authorities.
At the same time, a seven-year-old child was killed in a separate Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the southern area, based on information from area administrators.
Russian forces has increased strikes on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while the country's government has demanded "concrete actions" from international partners to exert influence on Russia.
"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the United States, the EU and the G7 - in providing protection systems and implementing penalties," he wrote in a public message.
He said that 450 drones and over thirty missiles targeted energy facilities, labeling such attacks as "premeditated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were striving to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes damaged energy infrastructure and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Multiple people wounded in the assaults on the capital have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by city authorities.
Regional authorities said the urban area experienced intense attacks overnight. A seven-year-old child lost their life and multiple civilians were wounded.
The assaults succeed nights of bombing campaigns in the territory, sections of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.
The whole nation is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are tougher to detect.
Government officials told journalists that Moscow was purposely seeking to destroy the national power system, with assaults already disrupting gas facilities.
Officials stated utility staff and government agencies were preparing for more assaults.
