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Overnight, Moscow's aerial assaults have resulted in blackouts in multiple districts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.

A number of civilians were injured while residents in the city's east were plunged into darkness and dealt with interruptions to drinking water, per reports from local authorities.

Simultaneously, a young boy was fatally injured in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southern area, as reported by regional authorities.

Russian forces has increased assaults on energy facilities over recent weeks, while Ukrainian leadership has called for "real steps" from partner nations to apply pressure on Moscow.

"The necessity is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the United States, the EU and the Group of Seven - in delivering protection systems and applying sanctions," mentioned in a social media post.

He said that 450 drones and over thirty missiles struck energy facilities, characterizing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as winter approaches.

The energy minister said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were working to restore power.

A barrage of missiles hit energy infrastructure and residential structures in Kyiv.

Several of the people wounded in the assaults on the capital have been hospitalized, per statements from city authorities.

Local officials said the city endured intense attacks during nighttime hours. A seven-year-old child was killed and several individuals were hurt.

The attacks succeed periods of air raids in the territory, portions of which are occupied by invading troops.

The whole nation is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to detect.

Government officials told the media that Russia was deliberately attempting to damage the country's energy grid, with strikes already affecting fuel infrastructure.

Officials stated utility staff and government agencies were preparing for further attacks.