Russia Ukraine War News Live Updates: Russia attacks Kyiv, several Ukrainian cities; at least eight dead

 Russia Ukraine War News Live Updates: Russia attacks Kyiv, several Ukrainian cities; at least eight dead

Ukraine War, Russia-Ukraine News Live Updates, October 10, 2022: Putin accuses Ukraine of blasting Crimea bridge; This is called terrorism; India refuses to disclose upcoming UN vote on Ukraine; Ukraine's nuclear plant was reconnected to the grid after the line was cut.

Russo-Ukraine War News, Live: Russia on Monday launched deadly attacks on several cities in Ukraine, destroying civilian targets, including the city of Kyiv, where at least eight people were killed, reports AP. The intense, hours-long attack marked a sudden military escalation by Moscow. It came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin called Saturday's explosion a "terrorist act" masterminded by Ukrainian special services on a massive bridge connecting Russia to its occupied territory of Crimea. At least eight people were killed and 24 injured in only one Kyiv attack, according to preliminary information, said Rostislav Smirnov, adviser to Ukraine's Ministry of Internal Affairs. Two explosions took place in Kyiv early Monday after months of peace in the Ukrainian capital. Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klichko reported the explosions in the city's central Shevchenko district. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of plotting a terrorist attack on a vital bridge connecting Russia and Crimea, as it prepared to hold its Security Council meeting on Monday. “There is no doubt about it. This is an act of terrorism aimed at destroying critically important civilian infrastructure,” Putin said in a video on the Kremlin's Telegram channel on Sunday. “It prepared by Ukrainian special services, was executed and ordered."

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday said India does not want to say in advance how it will condemn Russia's declared annexation of parts of Ukraine on a possible draft resolution in the UN General Assembly. "As a matter of prudence and policy, we do not predict our votes in advance," Jaishankar said during a joint media briefing with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Canberra. Diplomats said the General Assembly is to vote on the draft resolution on Tuesday or Wednesday.