Throughout the evening, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused power cuts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Several individuals were wounded while residents in eastern neighborhoods were experienced blackouts and faced disruption to drinking water, per reports from city officials.
Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a distinct assault in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, as reported by area administrators.
Russian forces has escalated strikes on energy facilities over recent weeks, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "substantial measures" from partner nations to increase pressure on Russia.
"What's needed is not window dressing but firm measures - from the US, the EU and the Group of Seven - in delivering protection systems and applying restrictions," he wrote in a social media post.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 projectiles struck the country's power systems, describing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.
The energy minister said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were laboring to restore power.
A series of attacks damaged power facilities and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Multiple people hurt in the attacks on the city have been hospitalized, according to city authorities.
Local officials said the metropolitan region experienced significant strikes throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child died and multiple civilians were injured.
The attacks follow evenings of bombing campaigns in the region, sections of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.
The whole nation is in a state of readiness for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are tougher to spot.
Government officials told the media that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Officials stated technical personnel and authorities were bracing for additional strikes.
