During the night, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in blackouts in extensive areas of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
Several individuals were injured while residents in eastern districts were left without electricity and faced disruption to water systems, per reports from local authorities.
At the same time, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a distinct assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, as reported by regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified strikes on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while the country's government has requested "real steps" from allies to apply pressure on Moscow.
"What is required is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the United States, the EU and the G7 - in delivering defensive weapons and enforcing sanctions," he wrote in a online statement.
He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 rockets targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such assaults as "premeditated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were working to restore power.
A barrage of missiles damaged power facilities and apartment buildings in the capital.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the assaults on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from local officials.
Local officials said the metropolitan region came under intense attacks overnight. A seven-year-old child lost their life and multiple civilians were hurt.
The assaults come after nights of air raids in the territory, parts of which are currently controlled by invading troops.
The whole nation is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to identify.
Government officials told reporters that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already impacting fuel infrastructure.
Authorities confirmed technical personnel and government agencies were preparing for further attacks.
