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

Nine people were hurt while inhabitants in the city's east were left without electricity and encountered interruptions to water systems, per reports from local authorities.

At the same time, a minor was lost their life in a different assault in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, according to regional authorities.

Moscow has escalated strikes on energy facilities over the past few days, while the country's government has requested "substantial measures" from international partners to exert influence on Russia.

"What's needed is not superficial actions but strong steps - from the United States, Europe and the major economies - in supplying air defence systems and implementing penalties," was stated in a social media post.

Authorities reported that 450 drones and over thirty missiles struck energy facilities, characterizing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as winter approaches.

Government representatives said Russia was "conducting extensive attacks" and maintenance teams were working to restore power.

A series of attacks hit electrical systems and apartment buildings in Kyiv.

Multiple people injured in the attacks on the capital have been hospitalized, according to municipal representatives.

Regional authorities said the city experienced significant strikes overnight. A seven-year-old child died and several individuals were wounded.

The strikes come after evenings of air raids in the region, parts of which remain under the control of invading troops.

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

National leaders told the media that Moscow was deliberately attempting to damage the national power system, with attacks already disrupting gas facilities.

He said energy workers and officials were preparing for more assaults.