Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in large parts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
Several individuals were injured while residents in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and faced interruptions to water supplies, according to municipal leaders.
Meanwhile, a young boy was killed in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, according to area administrators.
Moscow has increased strikes on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while officials has demanded "concrete actions" from partner nations to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What's needed is not window dressing but strong steps - from the America, Europe and the major economies - in providing protection systems and implementing restrictions," he wrote in a public message.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 missiles attacked the country's power systems, labeling such assaults 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 working to fix the damage.
A series of attacks struck energy infrastructure and residential structures in the capital.
Several of the people injured in the strikes on the capital have been taken to hospital, according to local officials.
Local officials said the city experienced intense attacks overnight. A young boy lost their life and multiple civilians were injured.
The attacks succeed periods of air raids in the territory, parts of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to spot.
Government officials told reporters that Russia was deliberately attempting to destroy the country's energy grid, with strikes already disrupting fuel infrastructure.
He said energy workers and authorities were anticipating more assaults.
