Russia has unleashed a barrage of missiles on the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, after the United Nations General Assembly condemned Moscow's attempted annexation of four Ukrainian areas and Kyiv's allies committed more military aid.
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DIPLOMACY
* Three-quarters of the 193-member General Assembly - 143 countries - condemned Russia's "attempted illegal annexation" of four partially occupied regions in Ukraine and called on all countries not to recognise the move.
* Presidents Putin of Russia and Erdogan of Turkey will meet for talks in Kazakhstan on Thursday; Turkey is likely to raise ideas for peace in Ukraine, a Kremlin aide said.
* The Kremlin scolded Western leaders for engaging in "provocative" nuclear rhetoric after a series of warnings from Russia, the United States and NATO on the dangers of the Ukraine conflict becoming a nuclear war.
CONFLICT
* Russian missiles hit the port city of Mykolaiv. A five-storey residential building was hit, the two upper floors completely destroyed, the rest is under rubble with rescuers working on the site, said Mayor Oleksandr Senkevich.
* The top US general on Wednesday condemned indiscriminate Russian missile strikes on Ukraine that killed civilians, suggesting they met the definition of war crimes.
* At least seven people were killed and eight injured in a Russian strike on a crowded market in the frontline town of Avdiivka, the governor of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region said.
* Russia hit about 30 per cent of Ukraine's energy infrastructure in its missile attacks on Monday and Tuesday, Ukraine's energy minister said.
ECONOMY
* Ukraine needs about $US55 billion ($A88 billion) - $US38 billion ($A60 billion) to cover next year's estimated budget deficit, and a further $US17 billion ($A27 billion) to start to rebuild critical infrastructure, including schools, housing and energy facilities, President Zelenskiy said.
* The US and its Western allies are still discussing where to set the price for a capping mechanism meant to punish Moscow for its invasion while keeping Russian crude on the global market, US Treasury Secretary Yellen said. A Russian oil price cap in the $US60 ($A95) range would allow Moscow some profit, Yellen said.
* Putin said Europe was to blame for its energy crisis with policies that starved the oil and gas industry of investment and said price caps would make it worse, as European Union states tried to forge a deal on ways to contain soaring energy costs.
Australian Associated Press