Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to electricity outages in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were hurt while local people in the city's east were plunged into darkness and faced disruption to water supplies, according to municipal leaders.
Meanwhile, a minor was fatally injured in a separate Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the southern area, according to regional authorities.
Russian forces has increased strikes on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while the country's government has called for "concrete actions" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not window dressing but decisive action - from the United States, the EU and the Group of Seven - in supplying air defence systems and enforcing penalties," mentioned in a public message.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty missiles targeted the country's power systems, describing such strikes as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were working to repair systems.
A barrage of missiles damaged electrical systems and civilian homes in the capital.
Multiple people injured in the attacks on the city have been hospitalized, according to city authorities.
Area administrators said the metropolitan region came under heavy assaults throughout the evening. A young boy was killed and three other people were wounded.
The assaults follow nights of bombing campaigns in the region, sections of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
The whole nation is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are tougher to spot.
Government officials told reporters that Russia was intentionally trying to demolish the country's energy grid, with strikes already affecting fuel infrastructure.
He said technical personnel and government agencies were anticipating additional strikes.
