Ukraine war round-up: Russian military exhausted and US tech giant Meta blacklisted

Russian strikes connected Ukraine continued for a 2nd time connected Tuesday, hitting vigor and different cardinal infrastructure targets crossed the country.

The deadly attacks caused wide blackouts successful the occidental Lviv region, Dnipropetrovsk successful the south-east and Vinnytsia successful the south-west.

Electricity rationing is successful spot successful the superior Kyiv aft the strikes, and problems with h2o proviso were reported successful a fig of Ukrainian cities.

The G7 responded by saying Russia's "indiscriminate attacks connected guiltless civilian populations represent a warfare crime" and pledged to supply enactment to Ukraine "for arsenic agelong arsenic it takes".

In Russia, the defence ministry again claimed that each the intended targets were hit.

The caput of the UK's GCHQ quality bureau has told the BBC that Russia's subject was exhausted, but determination were nary signs yet of atomic weapons use.

Speaking to Today, Sir Jeremy Fleming argued that the mobilisation of prisoners and inexperienced men "speaks of a hopeless situation" - and said President Putin had made mistakes.

However, helium said Russia is inactive "very capable" of causing damage.

In a lecture aboriginal connected Tuesday, Sir Jeremy besides addressed the contented of Chinese technology, which helium described arsenic posing a large hazard to the UK's information and prosperity.

Hong Kong has said it volition not prehend the superyacht of a Russian oligarch who is nether Western sanctions.

Chief enforcement John Lee said Hong Kong would beryllium accountable to United Nations sanctions but not "unilateral" ones imposed by "individual jurisdictions".

The $521m (£472m) vessel belongs to Alexei Mordashov, an state of Russia's President Vladimir Putin and 1 of the country's richest men.

His yacht arrived successful Hong Kong past week aft sailing from Russia.

But Mr Mordashov is not believed to beryllium connected it. The billionaire was sanctioned by the US, the UK and the EU aft Russia invaded Ukraine earlier this year.

The Russian authorities person added Meta - which owns Facebook and Instagram - to a database of violent and extremist organisations, the country's Interfax bureau reports.

The 2 platforms were banned successful Russia successful March for "Russophobia".

It followed Meta's announcement it would licence posts specified arsenic "death to Russian invaders" but not credible threats against civilians.

Meta appealed against the prohibition but it was upheld by a Moscow tribunal successful June.

The US exertion elephantine has rejected accusations it promotes anti-Russian sentiment.