Throughout the evening, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in electricity outages in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were injured while local people in the city's east were left without electricity and faced problems to water systems, as stated by municipal leaders.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was killed in a different aerial attack in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has increased assaults on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has called for "substantial measures" from allies to apply pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the United States, the EU and the Group of Seven - in providing defensive weapons and implementing restrictions," was stated in a public message.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty missiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were striving to fix the damage.
A series of attacks hit electrical systems and civilian homes in the capital.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the attacks on the city have been hospitalized, according to local officials.
Local officials said the metropolitan region came under heavy assaults throughout the evening. A young boy was killed and multiple civilians were hurt.
The strikes succeed evenings of air raids in the region, parts of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.
The whole nation is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to spot.
Authorities told the media that Moscow was intentionally trying to demolish the national power system, with attacks already disrupting energy systems.
He said technical personnel and government agencies were bracing for more assaults.
