Throughout the evening, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have resulted in power cuts in large parts of the capital city, Kyiv.
A number of civilians were hurt while inhabitants in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and encountered disruption to drinking water, according to municipal leaders.
At the same time, a seven-year-old child was killed in a different aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, according to area administrators.
Russian forces has escalated attacks on energy facilities over the past few days, while officials has demanded "concrete actions" from partner nations to exert influence on Moscow.
"What's needed is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the United States, the EU and the Group of Seven - in providing protection systems and applying penalties," he wrote in a online statement.
Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty rockets targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.
The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were working to restore power.
A barrage of missiles damaged energy infrastructure and civilian homes in Kyiv.
Five out of the nine people wounded in the attacks on the city have been taken to hospital, according to local officials.
Regional authorities said the metropolitan region experienced significant strikes throughout the evening. A young boy was killed and three other people were injured.
The strikes follow periods of aerial attacks in the area, parts of which are occupied by Russian forces.
All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are more difficult to detect.
National leaders told the media that Moscow was deliberately attempting to demolish the national power system, with assaults already impacting gas facilities.
He said utility staff and officials were preparing for further attacks.
