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During the night, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have caused electricity outages in multiple districts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.

A number of civilians were hurt while inhabitants in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and faced problems to water systems, according to local authorities.

Simultaneously, a minor was lost their life in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, as reported by regional authorities.

Moscow has increased assaults on electrical systems over recent weeks, while the country's government has requested "concrete actions" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.

"The necessity is not superficial actions but decisive action - from the America, the EU and the G7 - in delivering defensive weapons and applying penalties," he wrote in a online statement.

He said that 450 drones and over thirty missiles struck energy facilities, describing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.

Energy officials said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and repair crews were working to restore power.

A series of attacks hit energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in the capital.

Five out of the nine people wounded in the assaults on the city have been transported for medical care, as confirmed by local officials.

Local officials said the city endured heavy assaults throughout the evening. A seven-year-old child died and multiple civilians were injured.

The strikes succeed evenings of air raids in the area, sections of which are currently controlled by invading troops.

All of Ukraine is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to spot.

National leaders told reporters that Russia was purposely seeking to damage the country's energy grid, with attacks already disrupting fuel infrastructure.

Authorities confirmed utility staff and government agencies were anticipating more assaults.