Russia has launched fresh attacks on the Ukrainian city of Lviv, striking three power stations and causing electrical blackouts, the mayor said.

Six railway stations were also hit, in the first strikes in the west of the country in more than a week.

Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said some medical facilities were without power and there were interruptions to water supplies in parts of the city.

Meanwhile, Russia’s bombardment of a steelworks in the besieged port city of Mariupol has intensified after the first civilians were able to be evacuated to safety.

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