UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the deadly missile attack on Thursday against the city of Vinnytsia in central Ukraine, reportedly killing at least 22 people, including three children.
According to reports, more than 100 people were wounded in the attack.
Cruise missiles fired from a Russian submarine in the Black Sea struck civilian areas of the city, including an office block and residential buildings, according to media reports, citing Ukrainian authorities.
The secretary-general, in a statement, condemned any attacks against civilians or civilian infrastructure and reiterated his call for accountability for such violations.
UN humanitarians report that in the past 24 hours, strikes have resulted in casualties and damaged civilian infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, and in several parts of the Donetsk region, located in the east.
Hostilities have destroyed more critical infrastructure, leaving millions overall without access to health services, water, electricity, and gas supplies, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told journalists in New York on Thursday.
“In Mariupol, people have limited access to drinking water, with only five liters per person every week, according to Ukrainian authorities,” he said.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned of the high risk of cholera in the city, although no cases have been reported so far.
Across Ukraine, nearly 800 settlements have no electricity, and more than 230,000 families, businesses, and others have no gas supplies. The Donetsk region, or oblast, is the worst affected, according to authorities.
UN agencies continue to support people across Ukraine, and those who have fled the country, in the wake of the Russian invasion which began on Feb. 24.
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