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The western Ukrainian city of Lviv was rocked by blasts in the early hours on Tuesday, with local officials saying the Russian air attack caused a major fire at an industrial warehouse. The attack came after Ukraine’s President Volodymry Zelensky arrived in New York on Monday evening to address the United Nations General Assembly and ask for more aid as Ukraine pursues a high-stakes counteroffensive to wrest back territory from Russian forces. Read our live blog for all the latest developments on the war. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
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5:30am: Russia hails ‘similarity’ of China’s position on US, Ukraine
Moscow and Beijing are closely aligned in their positions on the United States and resolving the Ukraine conflict, the Russian foreign ministry said following talks between their top diplomats on Monday.
The statement came after China’s Wang Yi kicked off a four-day visit to Moscow with a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the latest in a series of high-level contacts between the two strategic allies.
“The parties discussed in detail the current state of affairs in Ukraine, noting the futility of attempts to resolve the crisis without taking into account Russia’s interests and, all the more so, without Russia’s participation,” Russia’s foreign ministry said.
4:31am: Russian drones strike Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, officials say
Drones attacked Ukraine’s western city of Lviv early Tuesday and explosions rang out as the city mayor said a strike had set fire to a warehouse.
Several waves of drones buzzed overheard starting around 01:30 GMT and an AFP journalist heard numerous explosions and movements of heavy vehicles through the streets during the nightly curfew.
The city’s mayor, Andriy Sadoviy, wrote on Telegram that “air defences are operating in our region”, telling people to seek shelter.
Sadoviy later added: “Explosions are heard. As a result of a strike on Lviv, there is a fire…
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