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During the night, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in blackouts in multiple districts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.

Nine people were injured while local people in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and faced problems to drinking water, as stated by city officials.

Meanwhile, a young boy was fatally injured in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, as reported by regional authorities.

Moscow has escalated attacks on electrical systems over the last fortnight, while the country's government has requested "substantial measures" from international partners to increase pressure on Moscow.

"What is required is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the US, European nations and the G7 - in supplying protection systems and implementing penalties," mentioned in a social media post.

He said that 450 drones and over thirty projectiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such assaults as "premeditated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.

The energy minister said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were striving to fix the damage.

A barrage of missiles damaged power facilities and residential structures in Kyiv.

Multiple people hurt in the attacks on the capital have been taken to hospital, according to municipal representatives.

Area administrators said the urban area endured intense attacks throughout the evening. A minor died and several individuals were injured.

The strikes follow evenings of bombing campaigns in the territory, portions of which are occupied by Moscow's military.

The whole nation is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to identify.

Government officials told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already disrupting fuel infrastructure.

Officials stated energy workers and officials were bracing for additional strikes.