Power cuts in Ukraine and Moldova as missiles hit

The whole of Ukraine's western city of Lviv is without power, after widespread strikes were reported across Ukraine including in the capital Kyiv.

Lviv's mayor Andriy Sadovy urged people to take shelter, saying "the whole city is without power".

The head of the wider Kyiv region said critical infrastructure and residential buildings had been hit.

Russia has recently increased its attacks on Ukrainian energy networks after a series of setbacks in the war.

Earlier, an air-raid alert was issued across Ukraine amid reports of explosions in a number of locations.

Shortly before the fresh reports from Kyiv and Lviv, officials said southern Ukraine had come under renewed assault.

The governor of the Mykolaiv region warned of "many rockets" arriving from the south and east.

In the nearby Zaporizhzhia region, a newborn baby was killed when a missile hit a maternity unit, emergency services said.

Russia was blamed for that attack, but is yet to comment on any of Wednesday's alleged strikes, reports BBC.