Throughout the evening, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were hurt while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and dealt with interruptions to water systems, according to municipal leaders.
Meanwhile, a young boy was killed in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, as reported by local officials.
Moscow has intensified attacks on energy facilities over the past few days, while officials has demanded "substantial measures" from allies to exert influence on Russia.
"What is required is not window dressing but firm measures - from the US, European nations and the major economies - in supplying defensive weapons and implementing sanctions," was stated in a public message.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty rockets attacked energy facilities, labeling such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were striving to restore power.
A barrage of missiles struck power facilities and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the strikes on the capital have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by city authorities.
Area administrators said the city experienced heavy assaults throughout the evening. A minor died and multiple civilians were wounded.
The attacks succeed nights of bombing campaigns in the area, portions of which are occupied by Moscow's military.
The whole nation is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to identify.
Authorities told reporters that Moscow was intentionally trying to demolish the national power system, with assaults already impacting energy systems.
He said utility staff and government agencies were bracing for further attacks.
