Throughout the evening, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were hurt while inhabitants in the city's east were left without electricity and dealt with disruption to water systems, per reports from municipal leaders.
At the same time, a minor was killed in a separate assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, as reported by area administrators.
Moscow has increased strikes on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while officials has demanded "concrete actions" from international partners to exert influence on Moscow.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the US, Europe and the Group of Seven - in supplying defensive weapons and implementing sanctions," he wrote in a public message.
He said that 450 drones and several dozen rockets attacked the country's power systems, characterizing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were laboring to repair systems.
A wave of strikes hit electrical systems and residential structures in Kyiv.
Several of the people wounded in the assaults on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from municipal representatives.
Local officials said the metropolitan region experienced intense attacks throughout the evening. A minor was killed and several individuals were hurt.
The assaults come after periods of bombing campaigns in the territory, portions of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
The whole nation is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to identify.
National leaders told journalists that Moscow was deliberately attempting to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already affecting gas facilities.
He said energy workers and officials were anticipating further attacks.
