During the night, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in electricity outages in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were wounded while residents in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and dealt with disruption to water systems, per reports from local authorities.
Meanwhile, a minor was lost their life in a separate assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, according to area administrators.
Russian forces has increased attacks on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has called for "substantial measures" from allies to apply pressure on Russia.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the America, the EU and the Group of Seven - in supplying defensive weapons and implementing sanctions," he wrote in a online statement.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and several dozen projectiles targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were laboring to fix the damage.
A series of attacks hit energy infrastructure and residential structures in the capital.
Five out of the nine people injured in the assaults on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from city authorities.
Local officials said the city came under heavy assaults overnight. A minor died and several individuals were hurt.
The assaults come after periods of bombing campaigns in the territory, portions of which remain under the control of invading troops.
All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to detect.
Authorities told the media that Russia was purposely seeking to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already affecting fuel infrastructure.
He said utility staff and officials were bracing for further attacks.
