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Throughout the evening, Moscow's aerial assaults have resulted in blackouts in multiple districts of the capital city, the Ukrainian capital.

Several individuals were hurt while local people in eastern neighborhoods were plunged into darkness and faced interruptions to drinking water, per reports from city officials.

Simultaneously, a seven-year-old child was killed in a separate aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, based on information from regional authorities.

Moscow has escalated assaults on power infrastructure over the past few days, while officials has demanded "real steps" from allies to increase pressure on Russia.

"The necessity is not window dressing but decisive action - from the US, European nations and the Group of Seven - in supplying defensive weapons and implementing restrictions," mentioned in a social media post.

He said that numerous aerial vehicles and several dozen missiles struck the country's power systems, labeling such assaults as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as temperatures become colder.

Energy officials said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and technical staff were working to restore power.

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

Five out of the nine people injured in the assaults on the capital have been taken to hospital, according to city authorities.

Regional authorities said the city experienced intense attacks overnight. A seven-year-old child was killed and three other people were injured.

The strikes follow periods of aerial attacks in the area, portions of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.

All of Ukraine is under warning for advanced weapon attacks, which are more difficult to detect.

National leaders told reporters that Russia was purposely seeking to destroy the national power system, with strikes already affecting fuel infrastructure.

He said utility staff and officials were preparing for additional strikes.