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Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have caused blackouts in multiple districts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.

Nine people were hurt while residents in eastern districts were left without electricity and encountered disruption to water systems, per reports from local authorities.

Simultaneously, a minor was killed in a different assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southern area, based on information from local officials.

Russian forces has escalated assaults on power infrastructure over the last fortnight, while Ukrainian leadership has called for "concrete actions" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.

"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the America, European nations and the major economies - in providing protection systems and enforcing sanctions," he wrote in a social media post.

Authorities reported that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen rockets targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure, labeling such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "essential services" as the weather cools.

Energy officials said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were working to restore power.

A barrage of missiles struck power facilities and civilian homes in the capital.

Multiple people injured in the strikes on the city have been hospitalized, per statements from municipal representatives.

Area administrators said the metropolitan region came under significant strikes throughout the evening. A young boy was killed and several individuals were wounded.

The strikes succeed evenings of aerial attacks in the area, sections of which are occupied by invading troops.

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

Authorities told journalists that Russia was purposely seeking to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already affecting energy systems.

He said energy workers and government agencies were anticipating more assaults.