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During the night, Russian aerial assaults have caused blackouts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.

Several individuals were injured while residents in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and encountered interruptions to water supplies, as stated by city officials.

Meanwhile, a minor was killed in a separate assault in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, as reported by area administrators.

Moscow has escalated strikes on energy facilities over the past few days, while officials has requested "concrete actions" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.

"What's needed is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the US, the EU and the Group of Seven - in providing protection systems and implementing penalties," he wrote in a social media post.

Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 projectiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.

Government representatives said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were laboring to restore power.

A barrage of missiles damaged energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in Kyiv.

Multiple people hurt in the strikes on the capital have been hospitalized, as confirmed by local officials.

Local officials said the city came under significant strikes during nighttime hours. A young boy lost their life and multiple civilians were injured.

The assaults follow evenings of aerial attacks in the area, parts of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.

All of Ukraine is on alert for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to spot.

Government officials told the media that Moscow was purposely seeking to damage the electrical infrastructure, with assaults already disrupting fuel infrastructure.

Officials stated technical personnel and government agencies were bracing for additional strikes.