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Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in blackouts in extensive areas of the capital city, Kyiv.

A number of civilians were wounded while residents in eastern districts were experienced blackouts and encountered interruptions to drinking water, according to city officials.

At the same time, a young boy was lost their life in a different assault in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southern area, according to local officials.

Russian forces has intensified assaults on electrical systems over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has demanded "real steps" from partner nations to exert influence on Russia.

"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but firm measures - from the America, Europe and the Group of Seven - in delivering air defence systems and implementing penalties," mentioned in a social media post.

He said that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and several dozen projectiles struck energy facilities, characterizing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.

The energy minister said Russia was "launching a major assault" and repair crews were striving to fix the damage.

A series of attacks struck electrical systems and civilian homes in the capital.

Several of the people wounded in the assaults on the capital have been hospitalized, as confirmed by local officials.

Local officials said the urban area endured heavy assaults overnight. A seven-year-old child lost their life and three other people were wounded.

The strikes succeed periods of bombing campaigns in the territory, portions of which remain under the control of Russian forces.

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

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

He said technical personnel and authorities were preparing for additional strikes.