Throughout the evening, Russian aerial assaults have caused blackouts in large parts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
Several individuals were injured while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and dealt with problems to water systems, according to city officials.
At the same time, a young boy was killed in a different assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, as reported by regional authorities.
Russian forces has intensified attacks on power infrastructure over the past few days, while the country's government has called for "substantial measures" from partner nations to exert influence on Russia.
"What is required is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the United States, the EU and the major economies - in supplying protection systems and implementing restrictions," he wrote in a social media post.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and several dozen missiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Russia was "launching a major assault" and maintenance teams were laboring to fix the damage.
A wave of strikes hit energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Several of the people hurt in the assaults on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from municipal representatives.
Area administrators said the city came under intense attacks during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child died and three other people were injured.
The strikes follow periods of aerial attacks in the area, portions 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.
National leaders told the media that Russia was intentionally trying to destroy the national power system, with strikes already impacting energy systems.
He said technical personnel and authorities were bracing for additional strikes.
