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Overnight, Russian aerial assaults have resulted in power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, the Ukrainian capital.

Nine people were hurt while residents in eastern neighborhoods were left without electricity and faced problems to water systems, according to city officials.

At the same time, a young boy was fatally injured in a separate assault in the southeastern region in the southern area, as reported by regional authorities.

Russian forces has escalated assaults on energy facilities over the past few days, while Ukrainian leadership has called for "real steps" from allies to exert influence on Moscow.

"The necessity is not symbolic gestures but decisive action - from the United States, the EU and the G7 - in providing protection systems and applying restrictions," he wrote in a online statement.

Authorities reported that hundreds of unmanned aircraft and more than 30 missiles struck Ukraine's energy infrastructure, describing such assaults as "cynical and calculated" and against "critical infrastructure" as temperatures become colder.

The energy minister said Russia was "launching a major assault" and technical staff were striving to fix the damage.

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

Multiple people wounded in the strikes on the capital have been taken to hospital, per statements from city authorities.

Area administrators said the urban area endured heavy assaults during nighttime hours. A young boy died and three other people were wounded.

The strikes come after evenings of aerial attacks in the area, parts of which remain under the control of Moscow's military.

The entire country is under warning for hypersonic Kinzhal missile strikes, which are harder to detect.

National leaders told the media that Moscow was intentionally trying to demolish the national power system, with assaults already impacting gas facilities.

Authorities confirmed energy workers and government agencies were bracing for further attacks.