Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were wounded while inhabitants in the city's east were left without electricity and dealt with disruption to water supplies, according to local authorities.
Meanwhile, a minor was killed in a distinct assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, according to area administrators.
Moscow has intensified attacks on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "substantial measures" from allies to exert influence on Russia.
"What is required is not window dressing but decisive action - from the United States, European nations and the G7 - in supplying protection systems and applying restrictions," was stated in a social media post.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen rockets targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such strikes as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were striving to restore power.
A wave of strikes damaged energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Multiple people wounded in the strikes on the city have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by local officials.
Area administrators said the urban area experienced heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child was killed and multiple civilians were injured.
The strikes succeed nights of air raids in the region, portions of which remain under the control of Russian forces.
The whole nation is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to spot.
Government officials told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to damage the country's energy grid, with assaults already disrupting energy systems.
He said utility staff and officials were preparing for more assaults.
