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Overnight, Moscow's aerial assaults have caused power cuts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.

A number of civilians were wounded while local people in eastern districts were plunged into darkness and dealt with problems to water systems, per reports from city officials.

Meanwhile, a minor was lost their life in a distinct aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, according to regional authorities.

Russian forces has increased assaults on energy facilities over recent weeks, while officials has called for "real steps" from partner nations to exert influence on Russia.

"What's needed is not window dressing but decisive action - from the United States, Europe and the Group of Seven - in delivering protection systems and applying restrictions," he wrote in a public message.

Authorities reported that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 missiles attacked energy facilities, characterizing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as temperatures become colder.

Energy officials said Moscow was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were working to restore power.

A wave of strikes struck power facilities and civilian homes in Kyiv.

Five out of the nine people injured in the assaults on the city have been hospitalized, per statements from city authorities.

Regional authorities said the metropolitan region came under heavy assaults overnight. A seven-year-old child was killed and three other people were wounded.

The strikes succeed periods of air raids in the territory, parts of which are currently controlled by Moscow's military.

The entire country is under warning for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to detect.

Authorities told reporters that Russia was intentionally trying to destroy the national power system, with strikes already affecting gas facilities.

He said technical personnel and authorities were bracing for further attacks.