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Russian strikes in Ukraine after UN vote condemning annexation of four regions

United Nations Ambassador from Ukraine, Sergiy Kyslytsya, uses binoculars at the UN General Assembly before it voted on a resolution condemning Russia's annexing parts of Ukraine, 12 October 2022. © Bebeto Matthews/AP

Russia has reportedly targeted the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv and the region around the capital, Kyiv, after the United Nations General Assembly condemned Moscow's attempted annexation of four Ukrainian areas and Ukraine’s allies committed more military aid.

"A five-storey residential building was hit, the two upper floors were completely destroyed, the rest – under rubble. Rescuers are working on the site,” Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevich said on the Telegram messaging app, adding the southern city was "massively shelled".

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