Russian drones and missiles knocked out power in Kharkiv late Monday, while 23 people were wounded and an energy facility damaged in an overnight attack on Odesa, officials said.
Pictures on unofficial Telegram channels showed the eastern city, a frequent Russian target 30 km (18 miles) from the Russian border, plunged into darkness.
The Ukrainian air force said on Tuesday Russian troops had launched 165 drones - 135 of them neutralised by air defence units.
"Our energy system came under attack and there was quite serious damage. All crews are at work to eliminate all the negative consequences quickly," Syniehubov said.
"About 80% of the city of Kharkiv and Kharkiv region is without electricity," he added.
Russia also carried out a "massive" drone attack on the southern city of Odesa overnight, the head of the city's military administration, Serhiy Lysak, said on Telegram.
Regional governor Oleh Kiper said that among the 23 injured, nine people including two children and a pregnant woman had been hospitalised.
People could still be trapped under the rubble, he said.
Dozens of residential buildings, a church, a kindergarten and a high school were damaged in the attack, which caused large fires in several locations, Kiper added.
DTEK power company warned that an energy facility had also suffered damage in the attack.
The city of Odesa and the surrounding region, which houses Ukraine's Black Sea ports, have been frequent targets of Russian attacks in recent weeks.
Energy infrastructure was the main target of a drone attack in the neighbouring Mykolaiv region, the regional governor said, adding that a 59-year-old woman was injured.
In western Ukraine's Lviv region, which borders NATO-member Poland, an infrastructure facility also came under Russian attack, the regional governor said.
There has been no comment from Russia yet.
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