During the night, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have resulted in power cuts in extensive areas of the capital city, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were wounded while residents in the city's east were plunged into darkness and faced problems to water supplies, according to local authorities.
At the same time, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a different assault in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, as reported by local officials.
Russian forces has increased assaults on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "substantial measures" from partner nations to apply pressure on Moscow.
"The necessity is not window dressing but strong steps - from the US, the EU and the Group of Seven - in supplying defensive weapons and applying restrictions," was stated in a social media post.
He said that 450 drones and several dozen rockets attacked the country's power systems, labeling such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.
The energy minister said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were striving to restore power.
A barrage of missiles hit power facilities and civilian homes in the capital.
Several of the people wounded in the assaults on the city have been hospitalized, according to local officials.
Local officials said the urban area came under heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A minor was killed and multiple civilians were injured.
The strikes follow evenings of aerial attacks in the area, parts of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.
The entire country is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to spot.
Authorities told journalists that Moscow was deliberately attempting to demolish the national power system, with strikes already affecting gas facilities.
Authorities confirmed technical personnel and authorities were preparing for additional strikes.
