Ukraine live: Russian strike on apartment building in Ukraine's Sumy kills at least two

A Russian aerial bomb struck an apartment building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing at least two people, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The state rescue service published an image showing a damaged apartment with a gaping hole across three floors.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reported that Russian forces are responsible for the vast majority of sexual violence in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war. According to the report, out of 1,004 verified cases of conflict-related sexual violence, 89% were attributed to Russian forces.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, expressed concern over the prevalence of these acts and urged for an immediate stop to sexual violence, irrespective of the perpetrators.

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