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Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have led to blackouts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.

A number of civilians were injured while inhabitants in the city's east were left without electricity and encountered disruption to drinking water, as stated by municipal leaders.

At the same time, a seven-year-old child was fatally injured in a separate Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, as reported by local officials.

Russian forces has escalated attacks on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while officials has requested "real steps" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.

"What's needed is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the US, the EU and the Group of Seven - in delivering air defence systems and implementing restrictions," he wrote in a social media post.

Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and more than 30 rockets attacked the country's power systems, labeling such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.

The energy minister said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were working to restore power.

A wave of strikes damaged electrical systems and apartment buildings in Kyiv.

Several of the people hurt in the attacks on the city have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by local officials.

Regional authorities said the urban area experienced heavy assaults throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child died and multiple civilians were wounded.

The attacks follow periods of aerial attacks in the area, portions of which are occupied by Moscow's military.

The whole nation is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to spot.

Authorities told reporters that Moscow was intentionally trying to demolish the country's energy grid, with assaults already impacting gas facilities.

He said utility staff and government agencies were anticipating more assaults.