Throughout the evening, Russian aerial assaults have led to power cuts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.
A number of civilians were injured while inhabitants in eastern districts were left without electricity and encountered problems to water systems, according to city officials.
Meanwhile, a young boy was fatally injured in a different assault in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, based on information from regional authorities.
Russian forces has increased assaults on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while the country's government has requested "substantial measures" from allies to exert influence on Russia.
"What is required is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the America, the EU and the major economies - in supplying air defence systems and implementing penalties," mentioned in a online statement.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 projectiles targeted energy facilities, describing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and maintenance teams were laboring to restore power.
A barrage of missiles struck electrical systems and civilian homes in the capital.
Multiple people wounded in the strikes on the city have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by municipal representatives.
Local officials said the city came under intense attacks during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child was killed and three other people were wounded.
The attacks follow nights of aerial attacks in the area, parts of which are currently controlled by invading troops.
The whole nation is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are tougher to spot.
Authorities told journalists that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the national power system, with assaults already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
He said technical personnel and government agencies were anticipating further attacks.
