During the night, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have led to electricity outages in extensive areas of the capital city, Kyiv.
Nine people were wounded while local people in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and faced interruptions to water systems, per reports from municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was killed in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, according to regional authorities.
Moscow has increased attacks on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while officials has requested "concrete actions" from international partners to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the America, Europe and the major economies - in providing defensive weapons and implementing restrictions," was stated in a social media post.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 projectiles struck energy facilities, labeling such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were laboring to repair systems.
A barrage of missiles struck electrical systems and residential structures in the capital.
Five out of the nine people injured in the assaults on the city have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by local officials.
Regional authorities said the city experienced intense attacks overnight. A seven-year-old child died and three other people were hurt.
The attacks come after periods of aerial attacks in the area, parts of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
The whole nation is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to spot.
Authorities told journalists that Russia was intentionally trying to damage the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already affecting fuel infrastructure.
He said utility staff and authorities were anticipating further attacks.
