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Rescuers work in the Solomyansky district of Kyiv after a barrage of Russian missile attacks killed four people, including one in Kyiv, and wounded 27 others in the capital, according to officials. The attacks came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to intensify strikes on Ukraine. 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
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that the partial destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine is "another devastating consequence" of Russia's invasion of its neighbor. SOUNDBITE
Emergency services are on scene after several explosions rocked Ukraine's capital overnight. One of the missiles hit the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv, setting multiple cars on fire. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said two people were injured and 15 percent of households were without power and 40 percent without heating following the explosions. IMAGES
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
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a virtual emergency summit of G7 leaders alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the large-scale Russian bombardment of Ukrainian territory the previous day. IMAGES