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During the night, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have led to blackouts in extensive areas of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.

Nine people were injured while residents in the city's east were left without electricity and faced interruptions to water supplies, per reports from local authorities.

At the same time, a minor was fatally injured in a separate assault in the Zaporizhzhia region in the southeastern part, according to local officials.

Moscow has escalated attacks on energy facilities over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has requested "real steps" from allies to exert influence on Moscow.

"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but strong steps - from the America, European nations and the Group of Seven - in delivering protection systems and enforcing sanctions," was stated in a social media post.

Authorities reported that 450 drones and more than 30 rockets attacked the country's power systems, characterizing such strikes as "strategic and deliberate" and against "essential services" as winter approaches.

The energy minister said Moscow was "inflicting a massive strike" and maintenance teams were striving to fix the damage.

A wave of strikes hit energy infrastructure and residential structures in the capital.

Several of the people injured in the strikes on the capital have been transported for medical care, per statements from municipal representatives.

Regional authorities said the city came under intense attacks overnight. A young boy died and three other people were wounded.

The assaults succeed periods of aerial attacks in the territory, sections of which remain under the control of invading troops.

All of Ukraine is on alert for advanced weapon attacks, which are tougher to detect.

Government officials told the media that Moscow was purposely seeking to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with strikes already affecting fuel infrastructure.

He said energy workers and government agencies were anticipating additional strikes.