Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have resulted in blackouts in extensive areas of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.
Nine people were hurt while residents in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and faced problems to drinking water, as stated by city officials.
At the same time, a young boy was fatally injured in a distinct Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, based on information from area administrators.
Russian forces has increased attacks on energy facilities over the past few days, while the country's government has called for "real steps" from international partners to apply pressure on Russia.
"The necessity is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the US, Europe and the major economies - in delivering protection systems and implementing sanctions," he wrote in a social media post.
He said that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 missiles targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were striving to fix the damage.
A barrage of missiles struck electrical systems and apartment buildings in Kyiv.
Several of the people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been transported for medical care, according to city authorities.
Area administrators said the metropolitan region endured significant strikes throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child was killed and several individuals were hurt.
The assaults follow evenings of bombing campaigns in the area, parts of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.
The entire country is on alert for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are more difficult to spot.
National leaders told the media that Moscow was intentionally trying to damage the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already affecting energy systems.
Officials stated technical personnel and authorities were anticipating further attacks.
