Overnight, Moscow's aerial assaults have caused power cuts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were hurt while local people in eastern districts were left without electricity and faced problems to water supplies, according to local authorities.
At the same time, a young boy was lost their life in a distinct Russian drone strike in the southeastern region in the country's south-east, according to local officials.
Moscow has escalated strikes on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while officials has requested "real steps" from international partners to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the US, the EU and the G7 - in delivering protection systems and enforcing penalties," he wrote in a social media post.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and over thirty projectiles struck the country's power systems, characterizing such assaults as "premeditated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were working to fix the damage.
A series of attacks hit power facilities and residential structures in the capital.
Five out of the nine people hurt in the assaults on the city have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by city authorities.
Local officials said the metropolitan region experienced heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A minor died and multiple civilians were injured.
The assaults come after evenings of bombing campaigns in the territory, parts of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to detect.
Authorities told the media that Moscow was purposely seeking to damage the national power system, with strikes already affecting energy systems.
Officials stated energy workers and officials were bracing for additional strikes.
