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Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to power cuts in large parts of the capital city, Kyiv.

Several individuals were hurt while residents in the city's east were experienced blackouts and faced disruption to water supplies, per reports from local authorities.

At the same time, a minor was lost their life in a distinct aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the country's south-east, as reported by regional authorities.

Russian forces has intensified strikes on energy facilities over recent weeks, while officials has called for "concrete actions" from international partners to increase pressure on Russia.

"The necessity is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the US, the EU and the Group of Seven - in supplying defensive weapons and applying restrictions," he wrote in a social media post.

Authorities reported that 450 drones and over thirty projectiles targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.

Energy officials said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were striving to repair systems.

A series of attacks damaged energy infrastructure and civilian homes in the capital.

Several of the people wounded in the assaults on the city have been transported for medical care, per statements from city authorities.

Area administrators said the city endured significant strikes overnight. A minor was killed and three other people were injured.

The attacks come after evenings of air raids in the area, portions of which are currently controlled by Russian forces.

The whole nation is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to identify.

National leaders told journalists that Russia was intentionally trying to damage the country's energy grid, with attacks already affecting energy systems.

Officials stated technical personnel and government agencies were anticipating additional strikes.