Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have caused power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were injured while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and faced interruptions to drinking water, per reports from municipal leaders.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, as reported by local officials.
Moscow has intensified strikes on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while officials has demanded "concrete actions" from international partners to exert influence on Moscow.
"What is required is not window dressing but strong steps - from the America, the EU and the major economies - in providing defensive weapons and implementing restrictions," was stated in a social media post.
He said that 450 drones and several dozen rockets struck the country's power systems, labeling such assaults as "premeditated" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were working to repair systems.
A barrage of missiles damaged power facilities and residential structures in Kyiv.
Multiple people injured in the strikes on the city have been hospitalized, per statements from local officials.
Area administrators said the city came under heavy assaults overnight. A young boy was killed and three other people were injured.
The strikes come after periods of air raids in the territory, portions of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
The whole nation is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to identify.
Authorities told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already affecting fuel infrastructure.
He said energy workers and government agencies were bracing for more assaults.
