Throughout the evening, Moscow's aerial assaults have led to electricity outages in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were wounded while local people in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and encountered interruptions to water supplies, per reports from city officials.
Simultaneously, a minor was killed in a different aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southern area, as reported by regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified assaults on electrical systems over recent weeks, while the country's government has demanded "real steps" from international partners to increase pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not window dressing but firm measures - from the America, the EU and the G7 - in supplying defensive weapons and implementing penalties," he wrote in a public message.
He said that 450 drones and several dozen rockets targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such strikes as "premeditated" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were laboring to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles hit electrical systems and apartment buildings in the capital.
Multiple people wounded in the attacks on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from municipal representatives.
Local officials said the city endured heavy assaults overnight. A young boy was killed and multiple civilians were wounded.
The strikes succeed periods of bombing campaigns in the area, parts of which are currently controlled by invading troops.
The whole nation is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to detect.
National leaders told the media that Russia was deliberately attempting to demolish the country's energy grid, with attacks already affecting gas facilities.
Officials stated utility staff and government agencies were bracing for further attacks.
