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During the night, Russian aerial assaults have caused electricity outages in extensive areas of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.

Several individuals were injured while residents in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and faced disruption to water systems, per reports from city officials.

At the same time, a minor was killed in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southern area, based on information from area administrators.

Russian forces has escalated strikes on power infrastructure over recent weeks, while officials has demanded "concrete actions" from allies to increase pressure on Russia.

"The necessity is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the United States, European nations and the major economies - in supplying protection systems and applying restrictions," he wrote in a online statement.

Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen rockets targeted the country's power systems, labeling such attacks as "premeditated" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.

Energy officials said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were working to fix the damage.

A wave of strikes struck power facilities and apartment buildings in the capital.

Several of the people wounded in the assaults on the city have been hospitalized, according to municipal representatives.

Local officials said the urban area endured heavy assaults overnight. A young boy died and three other people were injured.

The strikes come after evenings of aerial attacks in the area, parts of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.

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

Authorities told journalists that Moscow was intentionally trying to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already disrupting fuel infrastructure.

Officials stated technical personnel and officials were anticipating additional strikes.