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During the night, Russian missile and drone strikes have led to electricity outages in large parts of the capital city, Kyiv.

Nine people were wounded while inhabitants in eastern districts were left without electricity and faced interruptions to water systems, according to city officials.

Simultaneously, a minor was fatally injured in a different aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, according to regional authorities.

Russian forces has intensified attacks on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while officials has demanded "substantial measures" from partner nations to apply pressure on Russia.

"What is required is not window dressing but firm measures - from the US, the EU and the major economies - in supplying air defence systems and implementing restrictions," he wrote in a public message.

Authorities reported that 450 drones and several dozen rockets struck the country's power systems, describing such attacks as "premeditated" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.

Energy officials said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were striving to repair systems.

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

Several of the people wounded in the attacks on the capital have been transported for medical care, according to local officials.

Regional authorities said the urban area came under significant strikes throughout the evening. A minor lost their life and multiple civilians were injured.

The strikes come after evenings of air raids in the area, portions of which are occupied by Moscow's military.

The whole nation is in a state of readiness for sophisticated projectile assaults, which are harder to detect.

Government officials told journalists that Moscow was intentionally trying to demolish the country's energy grid, with strikes already affecting energy systems.

Authorities confirmed energy workers and officials were anticipating further attacks.