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Throughout the evening, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused blackouts in large parts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.

Several individuals were hurt while local people in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and faced interruptions to water supplies, per reports from municipal leaders.

At the same time, a young boy was killed in a distinct assault in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, as reported by local officials.

Moscow has intensified assaults on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "real steps" from partner nations to apply pressure on Moscow.

"What is required is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the US, European nations and the G7 - in providing protection systems and applying sanctions," he wrote in a social media post.

He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen projectiles targeted energy facilities, describing such attacks as "premeditated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as winter approaches.

The energy minister said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were laboring to repair systems.

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

Several of the people injured in the assaults on the city have been taken to hospital, according to local officials.

Regional authorities said the urban area experienced significant strikes overnight. A minor was killed and multiple civilians were wounded.

The attacks succeed periods of air raids in the region, portions of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.

The whole nation is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to detect.

National leaders told reporters that Moscow was purposely seeking to demolish the national power system, with attacks already impacting energy systems.

Authorities confirmed technical personnel and government agencies were bracing for further attacks.