During the night, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Nine people were hurt while residents in the city's east were plunged into darkness and dealt with disruption to water supplies, per reports from local authorities.
Simultaneously, a minor was fatally injured in a distinct assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, as reported by local officials.
Moscow has escalated attacks on electrical systems over recent weeks, while Ukrainian leadership has called for "real steps" from allies to exert influence on Moscow.
"What is required is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the America, European nations and the G7 - in supplying air defence systems and applying penalties," was stated in a public message.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty projectiles attacked energy facilities, describing such strikes as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were laboring to repair systems.
A series of attacks hit electrical systems and residential structures in Kyiv.
Several of the people wounded in the attacks on the capital have been transported for medical care, according to city authorities.
Regional authorities said the urban area experienced heavy assaults overnight. A seven-year-old child died and three other people were injured.
The strikes succeed nights of air raids in the area, sections of which are occupied by Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to spot.
Government officials told reporters that Moscow was deliberately attempting to damage the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already affecting gas facilities.
He said utility staff and authorities were anticipating additional strikes.
