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Throughout the evening, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in power cuts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.

Nine people were hurt while local people in the city's east were experienced blackouts and encountered problems to drinking water, according to municipal leaders.

Meanwhile, a minor was killed in a different aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, according to regional authorities.

Russian forces has escalated strikes on electrical systems over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "substantial measures" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.

"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the United States, Europe and the major economies - in providing defensive weapons and implementing sanctions," he wrote in a social media post.

Officials stated that 450 drones and more than 30 missiles struck energy facilities, describing such attacks as "cynical and calculated" and against "everything that sustains normal life" as the weather cools.

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

A wave of strikes damaged electrical systems and civilian homes in Kyiv.

Several of the people hurt in the strikes on the city have been hospitalized, according to city authorities.

Regional authorities said the urban area experienced significant strikes during nighttime hours. A minor lost their life and three other people were wounded.

The strikes follow evenings of aerial attacks in the territory, portions of which are occupied by Moscow's military.

The whole nation is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to detect.

Government officials told the media that Moscow was deliberately attempting to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already disrupting fuel infrastructure.

He said utility staff and government agencies were bracing for further attacks.