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Throughout the evening, Russian aerial assaults have led to power cuts in multiple districts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.

A number of civilians were wounded while residents in the city's east were experienced blackouts and faced interruptions to water systems, per reports from municipal leaders.

Meanwhile, a young boy was killed in a different Russian drone strike in the Zaporizhzhia region in the country's south-east, as reported by local officials.

Russian forces has intensified assaults on electrical systems over the past few days, while the country's government has called for "substantial measures" from allies to increase pressure on Moscow.

"The necessity is not superficial actions but firm measures - from the US, the EU and the major economies - in providing defensive weapons and applying restrictions," he wrote in a public message.

Officials stated that numerous aerial vehicles and over thirty projectiles attacked the country's power systems, describing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.

Government representatives said Russia was "inflicting a massive strike" and repair crews were laboring to repair systems.

A wave of strikes hit energy infrastructure and apartment buildings in Kyiv.

Multiple people hurt in the attacks on the capital have been taken to hospital, according to city authorities.

Local officials said the city endured significant strikes overnight. A seven-year-old child was killed and multiple civilians were injured.

The attacks succeed periods of bombing campaigns in the region, parts of which are occupied by invading troops.

All of Ukraine is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to identify.

Authorities told reporters that Russia was intentionally trying to destroy the country's energy grid, with strikes already affecting gas facilities.

He said energy workers and authorities were anticipating more assaults.