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Images show a hospital in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv plunged into darkness after Russian strikes pound critical infrastructure across the country. Lviv has been left completely without power according to the city's mayor. IMAGES
Images show smoke rising above the city of Lviv in western Ukraine as Russian strikes hit multiple cities across the state, killing several people. Electricity and hot water cuts were reported in Lviv following the bombardment. IMAGES
Images show smoke rising above the western city of Lviv following Russian strikes on several Ukrainian cities. Lviv mayor, Andriy Sadovyi, said bombardments targeted critical infrastructure, including energy facilities that saw electricity and hot water outages. IMAGES
A senior UN official condemns Russia for its "appalling assaults" on Ukraine which saw some 158 missiles launched, killing at least 30 people according to Kyiv. "Regrettably, today's appalling assaults were only the latest in a series of escalating attacks by the Russian Federation," says UN assistant secretary-general Mohamed Khiari. SOUNDBITE
Images show the aftermath of a Russian attack on the Darnytskyi district of Ukraine's capital Kyiv. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that according to medics, seven people were injured in that district. Ukrainian military authorities said Russia launched cruise missile attacks on Kyiv overnight. The falling debris from shot-down missiles resulted in seven people injured and damage to buildings. IMAGES
Images show air defence intercepting nighttime drone attacks and smoke rising above the city in Lviv, Ukraine, the day after the attacks. According to Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovyi three warehouses were destroyed and one person was killed. Ukraine says its air defence systems had downed 27 Shahed drones launched overnight in Russia's latest aerial barrage. "A total of 30 attack UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) were launched... As a result of combat work, 27 Shaheds were shot down by air defence units," the Ukrainian air force said on social media. IMAGES