During the night, Russian aerial assaults have caused power cuts in multiple districts of the capital city, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were hurt while local people in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and dealt with disruption to water supplies, per reports from city officials.
Simultaneously, a minor was lost their life in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has increased strikes on energy facilities over recent weeks, while officials has requested "concrete actions" from partner nations to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the US, European nations and the G7 - in providing defensive weapons and implementing penalties," he wrote in a public message.
Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty rockets struck energy facilities, characterizing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were laboring to restore power.
A barrage of missiles hit electrical systems and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people injured in the assaults on the city have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by city authorities.
Regional authorities said the urban area endured heavy assaults throughout the evening. A young boy was killed and several individuals were wounded.
The assaults follow nights of aerial attacks in the region, portions of which are occupied by Russian forces.
The whole nation is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to detect.
Authorities told the media that Russia was intentionally trying to demolish the national power system, with assaults already affecting fuel infrastructure.
He said energy workers and officials were preparing for additional strikes.
