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Overnight, Moscow's missile and drone strikes have resulted in power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.

Nine people were wounded while local people in eastern districts were left without electricity and faced interruptions to drinking water, per reports from municipal leaders.

At the same time, a young boy was fatally injured in a distinct aerial attack in the Zaporizhzhia area in the southeastern part, according to area administrators.

Russian forces has intensified strikes on energy facilities over the last fortnight, while officials has requested "real steps" from allies to apply pressure on Moscow.

"What is required is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the US, the EU and the G7 - in providing air defence systems and enforcing restrictions," he wrote in a public message.

Officials stated that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 missiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, characterizing such attacks as "strategic and deliberate" and against "critical infrastructure" as the weather cools.

Government representatives said Moscow was "conducting extensive attacks" and technical staff were striving to fix the damage.

A wave of strikes damaged energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in the capital.

Several of the people hurt in the attacks on the city have been taken to hospital, as confirmed by local officials.

Local officials said the metropolitan region came under heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A young boy was killed and several individuals were wounded.

The assaults follow nights of aerial attacks in the area, sections of which are occupied by Moscow's military.

The entire country is in a state of readiness for advanced weapon attacks, which are harder to spot.

National leaders told the media that Russia was intentionally trying to destroy the electrical infrastructure, with attacks already impacting fuel infrastructure.

Officials stated utility staff and government agencies were anticipating additional strikes.