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Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in power cuts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.

Nine people were hurt while inhabitants in the city's east were experienced blackouts and faced disruption to water supplies, as stated by city officials.

Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was lost their life in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southern area, as reported by regional authorities.

Moscow has intensified strikes on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while the country's government has called for "real steps" from international partners to exert influence on Moscow.

"What's needed is not window dressing but decisive action - from the America, European nations and the Group of Seven - in delivering air defence systems and applying sanctions," he wrote in a public message.

He said that numerous aerial vehicles and several dozen missiles attacked the country's power systems, labeling such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.

Government representatives said Russia was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were working to fix the damage.

A barrage of missiles hit electrical systems and civilian homes in Kyiv.

Multiple people wounded in the assaults on the city have been transported for medical care, according to city authorities.

Local officials said the urban area experienced heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A young boy was killed and several individuals were wounded.

The attacks follow nights of aerial attacks in the region, sections of which remain under the control of invading troops.

The entire country is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to identify.

Authorities told the media that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already impacting gas facilities.

Authorities confirmed technical personnel and authorities were bracing for additional strikes.