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Reports from the ground point to widespread damage to homes and civilian buildings, with search and rescue teams moving quickly to reach destroyed structures. The strikes killed at least a dozen people and injured more than 100.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe attacks were getting worse,\u201d said Kyiv resident Maryna, who sought shelter with her children overnight in a metro station with many others after warnings of another attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to be in my own bed, with my own toys<\/strong>,\u201d her six-year-old daughter, Milana, said.<\/p>\n Condemning the strikes, UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres called for de-escalation and a ceasefire.<\/p>\n \u201cAny attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, wherever they occur, are a clear violation of international humanitarian law and must stop immediately,\u201d UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said.<\/p>\n \u201cFollowing today\u2019s large-scale Russian attack across Ukraine, residential buildings and other facilities in Lviv were damaged, resulting in civilian casualties,\u201d according to a social media post by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Efforts are already underway to help residents, UN agencies said.<\/p>\n As search and rescue efforts continue, the UN agency and partners are on the ground, providing emergency assistance to affected families, UNHCR said.<\/p>\n In a frontline village in the Dnipropetrovsk region, the UN office in Ukraine\u2019s inter-agency convoy delivered 240 solar lamps to support residents and provided information leaflets to help people access guidance on available assistance and evacuation procedures.<\/p>\n In the aftermath of the attacks, UNICEF were on the ground providing urgent support like psychological first aid, case management and cash assistance registration to affected children and families.<\/p>\n From emergency response to de-mining and debris removal, the\u00a0newly released UN annual report\u00a0shows initiatives reaching millions of Ukrainians since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion in 2022.<\/p>\n Here are some highlights of the UN\u2019s work in 2025:\u00a0<\/p>\nHere\u2019s the latest from UN agencies on the ground:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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