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Added on the 24/02/2022 12:38:24 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
As NATO celebrates its 75th anniversary in the shadow of the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba asks allies for more Patriot air defence systems. SOUNDBITE
Smoke rises from the western Ukrainian city of Lviv after fresh Russian missile strikes. Writing on social media, the city's mayor, Andriy Sadovyi, has said "ninety percent of the city is without electricity" and warned of additional cuts in water supply. IMAGES
Russia denies targeting Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, and instead accuses "missiles from foreign and Ukrainian air defence systems located in residential areas of the Ukrainian capital" of causing the damage. Critical energy infrastructure was hit in the capital yesterday and at least three people were killed. SOUNDBITE
People watch news reports on the latest missile launch by North Korea at a busy Seoul train station. North Korea fires more than 10 missiles on Wednesday, including one that landed close to South Korea's waters that President Yoon Suk-yeol said was "effectively a territorial invasion". IMAGES
Images published by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine show rescue workers clearing rubble at the "Amstor" shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk. The mall was hit by a Russian missile strike that killed at least 10 people and wounded more than 40, according to a regional governor. IMAGES