Ukraine war: Kremlin says 20 dead after attack on Russian city - MyJoyOnline

The regional governor said three children were among the dead in what was one of the deadliest attacks on Russia since it invaded Ukraine.

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The attacks follow Russian strikes on Ukraine on Friday, which killed 39.

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Speaking to the BBC, the Ukrainian security source said more than 70 drones had been launched against Russian targets, as a "response to Russia's terrorist attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilians".

His remarks were promptly refuted by Ukraine's allies, with the French envoy saying that Ukraine was defending itself under UN laws, while others including the US and UK said President Vladimir Putin was responsible for Russian deaths by starting the conflict.

The UN assistant secretary-general, Mohamed Khiari, "unequivocally condemned" the attacks on both sides and said strikes against civilians and civilian infrastructure "violate international humanitarian law, are unacceptable and must end now".

Kyiv rarely admits to such attacks across the border, although it has carried out strikes like this before.

An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that same evening overwhelmingly condemned Russia's renewed mass-bombing campaign in Ukraine and said attacks had to stop "immediately".