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During the night, Moscow's aerial assaults have led to power cuts in extensive areas of the capital city, Kyiv.

Nine people were hurt while inhabitants in the city's east were plunged into darkness and faced problems to water supplies, per reports from city officials.

Meanwhile, a minor was lost their life in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, according to regional authorities.

Moscow has increased attacks on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "substantial measures" from international partners to increase pressure on Moscow.

"What's needed is not window dressing but decisive action - from the US, the EU and the Group of Seven - in providing protection systems and applying penalties," mentioned in a online statement.

Authorities reported that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 rockets attacked the country's power systems, characterizing such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as winter approaches.

Energy officials said Russia was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were working to restore power.

A barrage of missiles damaged electrical systems and residential structures in Kyiv.

Five out of the nine people injured in the strikes on the capital have been taken to hospital, according to municipal representatives.

Local officials said the metropolitan region endured significant strikes throughout the evening. A young boy was killed and several individuals were hurt.

The attacks come after evenings of bombing campaigns in the region, sections of which are occupied by Russian forces.

The whole nation is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to identify.

National leaders told journalists that Russia was deliberately attempting to demolish the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already disrupting gas facilities.

Authorities confirmed energy workers and officials were bracing for additional strikes.