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There is a "serious situation" in the western Lviv region after four electricity stations were hit by Russian missile strikes this morning, causing electricity outages and water supply shortages, Lviv city mayor Andriy Sadovyi tells the BBC.

One man has been injured as a result of the strikes, Sadovyi says.

He says the region is making "maximum use" of generators but he could not say when full power would return to the area.

Sadovyi could not answer whether Russia was targeting Lviv because it provides a weapon supply route from Poland.

But he said that since Russia began its invasion, the region has hosted 150,000 internally displaced persons - which are people who have been forced from their homes - and more than 11,000 wounded Ukrainians "but Russia still attacks Lviv".

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has given an interview to state TV channel Rossiya 1, in which he insisted that the US have long been involved in the war in Ukraine: "It seems to me that the Americans have been participating de facto in this war for a long time," Lavrov said.

Commenting on the possibility that Turkey could host talks between Russia and the West, Lavrov said Moscow would be willing to listen to any suggestions and that Turkish President Erdogan and President Putin might discuss this during a meeting in Kazakhstan later this week.

Lavrov also said that those who continually speculate about a nuclear war allegedly being caused by Moscow should realise their responsibility for what they are saying, and that Putin has "repeatedly said that in our nuclear doctrine we regard this as an exclusively retaliatory measure".

Lavrov added that Russia will not turn down a meeting between President Putin and US President Biden at a forthcoming G20 meeting and would consider the proposal if it receives one.

There have been reports that both Putin and Ukraine's Zelensky will attend the G20 summit in Bali on 15-16 November, although this has not been confirmed by either the Russian or the Ukrainian governments.

US President Joe Biden and the leaders of the other G7 industrialised countries are set to hold an emergency meeting in just under an hour to discuss the situation in Ukraine.

The leaders of the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada will be joined at 13:00BST by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Zelensky is expected to push the case for more military assistance - with Ukraine specifically calling for more air defence systems in the light of this week's missile and drone strikes.

In the build up to the meeting, France has said the G7 leaders will likely also issue a statement about Russian-ally Belarus, warning the country's leader Alexander Lukashenko to stay out of the conflict.

We're expecting them to tell us what they discussed afterwards, and we'll bring you that as soon as we hear it.

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If you're just joining us or would like a catch-up, here's a quick summary of the morning's events in Ukraine:

• Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine again, a day after a wave of Russian missile strikes hit cities around the country
• At least 19 people have now been confirmed to have died in Monday's attacks, which also damaged significant amounts of critical infrastructure and affected water supplies and power around Ukraine
• New strikes on Lviv have left a large parts of the city in the west of Ukraine without electricity for the second day, following recovery efforts overnight
• At least one person in Zaporizhzhia has died after 12 missiles hit the city near the frontline in the south east overnight
• It looks like Russia is running out of weapons, troops and allies, the head of the UK's intelligence services says
• The UN has said Russia's missile attacks would amount to war crimes, if they were deliberately targeted at civilians or civilian infrastructure
• Troops from Russian-ally Belarus have been gathering at its border with Ukraine, grouping with Russian troops there
• People in the capital Kyiv are readjusting to a new reality of the threat of bombardment, after months without being hit by Russia - with Ukrainians in general being told to pay attention to air raid alerts and remain in shelters

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Russia's defence ministry said it has continued to launch what it called a massive strike on Ukraine's energy and military infrastructure using "high-precision long-range air and sea-based" weapons.

The defence ministry said the purpose of the strike has been achieved and "all designated facilities have been hit", however, regional heads across Ukraine say attacks are ongoing, with strikes reported in Lviv and Zaporizhzhia this morning.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says Russia deliberately targeting energy facilities amounts to a war crime aimed at creating "unbearable conditions for civilians", adding that the strikes had been planned well in advance, in a post on Twitter, external.

Russia has denied its forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine.

Zaporizhzhia, a city in the south east near the front lines of the war, has been bombarded more than most cities in recent days.

Overnight, one person was killed after 12 missiles struck public facilities in the city, damaging a school in the process.

Below are some pictures of emergency services battling the blaze at a car company - where the death occurred.

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The attacks in the Lviv region targeted energy facilities, local officials have said.

Regional head Maxym Kozytskyy says there have been three explosions at two energy facilities, causing widespread power outages.

A Russian missile strike has hit a critical infrastructure facility in Lviv, in western Ukraine, leaving part of the city without power, its mayor Andriy Sadovyi said.

Lviv was was badly affected by missile strikes yesterday, and faced water supply issues and power outages, causing blackouts.

The city had reconnected 95% of its electricity supply last night along with 70% of its water supply but after today's strikes, 30% of Lviv is temporarily without electricity, Sadovyi posted on Telegram.

Paul Adams
Reporting from Kyiv

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We're waiting to see if what happened yesterday is part of a new pattern, or if it was a one off.

And that begs all sorts of questions.

Not least whether Vladimir Putin has enough weaponry at his disposal to keep up these kinds of attacks for any length of time.

There are some people who are very sceptical of that.

In Kyiv, people had got out of the habit of immediately going down into the Metro stations or bunkers.

We met people yesterday who were asking themselves if they had become complacent. Do we need to now pay more attention to those kinds of warnings, as the government says we should?

There will be a slight sense of readjustment and of taking things more seriously, but this country is pretty resilient.

Those who were too scared to stick it out have gone, and those who are still here seem very, very determined that they are not going to be cowed by any of this.

Russia may have violated the laws of war with its missile strikes yesterday, the United Nations has said.

A spokeswoman told reporters it was "gravely concerned" that some attacks "appear to have targeted critical civilian infrastructure".

She added that intentionally striking such targets "amounts to a war crime".

Belarusian forces have grouped with Russian troops on its borders as a defensive measure, Belarus' defence ministry has said.

"All the activities currently being carried out are aimed at responding adequately to actions near our borders," the defence ministry said.

President Alexander Lukashenko said yesterday that he had ordered troops to deploy with Russian forces near Ukraine in response to what he said was a "clear threat to Belarus from Kyiv and its backers in the West".

Sarah Rainsford
BBC Eastern Europe Correspondent

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The hail of indiscriminate missile fire across Ukraine was Russia's brutal payback for the attack on the Crimean bridge.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called it the response to an "act of terrorism" which he blamed on Ukraine.

But it was also Putin's response to hawks in his own camp who have been growing increasingly restless with Russian losses in the war and increasingly loud with their calls for tougher action.

Those pro-Kremlin officials and TV hosts who were depressed and dejected just days ago are now cheering this assault on their neighbour, gloating and even dancing in social media posts as Ukraine grieves for its dead and picks through the wreckage of multiple attacks.

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The barrage of missiles was Gen Sergei Surovikin's first day of work. Now in charge of Russia's war effort, his appointment this weekend was a sop by Putin to the hardliners.

The general's CV includes the indiscriminate Russian bombardment of Syria and the death of pro-democracy protesters in Moscow in 1991 during the attempted coup, so he was already being described as ruthless.

Monday's assault matched his reputation. Read the full story here.

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Here's a reminder of where Russian carried out its wide spread day of missile attacks on major cities across Ukraine yesterday.

Residential buildings, critical infrastructure, dozens of homes and schools were damaged in what Russia called retaliation for an attack on a bridge in Crimea on Saturday.

The strikes affected electricity and water supplies, causing blackouts in certain areas.

Russia appears to be running out of weapons and ammunition after its missile strikes on Ukraine yesterday, the head of the UK's intelligence service has said.

GCHQ chief Sir Jeremy Fleming tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme that he believes Russia is running short of munitions.

He also says the recent mobilisation efforts launched by President Vladimir Putin showed the country was short of soldiers too, adding: "It's certainly running short of friends."

Fleming says Russia and Russia's commanders are worried about the state of their military, describing them as "desperate".

But Fleming also acknowledges that Monday's attacks demonstrate it still has a very capable military operation.

He says the country can still launch missiles and it "has deep, deep stocks and expertise", but notes despite this Russia is still very broadly stretched in Ukraine.

Fleming is due to give a speech later today, where he is expected to also say Ukraine is turning the tide against exhausted Russian forces and that Putin's decision-making has proved to be flawed.

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Ukrainian forces have shot down four Russian missiles this morning, the country's Air Force Command spokesman Yuriy Ihnat has said.

Missile strikes began at 7am local time this morning, Ihnat said, adding that the Ukrainian army used aviation, air defence troops and man-portable air defence systems to down the missiles, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported.

Two of the missiles were destroyed over the Kyiv region, head of the Kyiv regional military administration, Oleksiy Kuleba, posted on Telegram.

Hugo Bachega
Ukraine correspondent in Kyiv

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Ukrainians went back to underground shelters this morning as air raid sirens warning of possible attacks sounded across the country at around 08:00.

The state emergency service then sent an alert to Ukrainian cellphones. “There’s a high probability of missile attacks on Ukraine today,” it said. “Stay in shelters for your own safety. Do not ignore air raid alerts.”

Twenty-four hours earlier, several places were hit in the worst Russian air attacks since the initial days of the war. In Kyiv, the city centre was hit for the first time, shattering buildings and cars, and partially damaging the glass footbridge, a tourist landmark.

The attacks were intended to shake a sense of normality felt here and in other cities away from the frontlines.

Ukrainians, however, are determined to carry on. “I’m not afraid,” Natalia, a 52 year-old Kyiv resident, told me. “What happens, happens.”

Imogen Foulkes
Reporting from Geneva

The International Committee of the Red Cross last night called for civilian lives and infrastructure in Ukraine to be protected.

In an implicit warning to Russia of its obligations under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC said it was deeply concerned at the risk to civilian lives of the use of high explosives in populated areas.

It said: "Under international humanitarian law, the effects of hostilities on civilians and civilian infrastructure must be factored into all military operations.

"All possible measures must be taken to protect and spare civilian life and essential infrastructure like health facilities, housing, schools, power plants, and water supplies."

The statement came after a day of air strikes across Ukraine which appeared to target civilian areas, power and water supplies, and medical centres.

The Red Cross also warned that the disruption of these services as winter approaches could significantly increase humanitarian needs.

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Leaders of the G7 group of advanced economies will meet virtually later - and UK Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to urge her counterparts to "stay the course" by keeping up their support for Ukraine.

She's expected to say: "The overwhelming international support for Ukraine's struggle stands in stark opposition to the isolation of Russia on the international stage."

Truss will say Ukraine wants peace - and that the West "must not waver one iota" in helping Kyiv to win it.

The British PM spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the wake of widespread Russian missile strikes on Monday - and Zelensky himself is also expected to be involved in the G7 meeting at 13:00 BST.

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Two residents of Kyiv have been talking about Monday's strikes, which happened just 200m (650ft) from their apartment.

Ksenia and Bogdan described a "huge noise" as a blast went off in the city's Shevchenko Park - somewhere they often walk their dog.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, they say they took refuge in a windowless corridor. Bogdan says they feared it would be too dangerous to walk "even five minutes" to an underground shelter.

"Kyiv downtown is no longer a safe place as some people thought", adds Ksenia.

It's been a rollercoaster year for the couple, who've got married since first speaking to Radio 4 in February.

Living through a war "motivates you to go faster and make more brave decisions," Ksenia reflects.

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The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has given its daily update on the war in Ukraine.

It says the Kremlin's appointment of hard-line General Sergei Surovikin to lead forces in Ukraine is probably an effort to improve the "delivery of the operation".

However, he may have to contend with an "increasingly factional" and "poorly resourced" Russian defence ministry, the MoD says.

"Russia has likely lacked a single empowered field commander" for much of the war, the update says.

It's thought that General Alexandr Dvornikov did hold this role between April and August, although it's not clear how much control he held over the "often disparate and competing groupings of forces".