Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have resulted in power cuts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were wounded while local people in the city's east were left without electricity and encountered interruptions to water systems, according to city officials.
Meanwhile, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, according to regional authorities.
Moscow has intensified attacks on power infrastructure over the past few days, while officials has requested "real steps" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.
"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the US, Europe and the G7 - in providing air defence systems and enforcing sanctions," was stated in a social media post.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty missiles struck energy facilities, describing such attacks as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were striving to repair systems.
A series of attacks struck electrical systems and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Multiple people wounded in the assaults on the capital have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by municipal representatives.
Regional authorities said the urban area experienced intense attacks overnight. A minor died and several individuals were hurt.
The strikes come after nights of aerial attacks in the territory, parts of which are currently controlled by invading troops.
The entire country is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to detect.
Authorities told reporters that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the country's energy grid, with strikes already affecting fuel infrastructure.
He said energy workers and authorities were bracing for additional strikes.
