UN chief denounces Russia, Ukraine for civilian deaths

KYIV, Aug 7: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned both sides for attacks on civilian areas as Ukraine and Russia kept up their artillery war.
Ukraine struck two Russian oil refineries hundreds of kilometres from the border in an overnight attack, President VolodymyrZelensky said Thursday, as Russia hit a train station and commercial ship in Ukraine.
Both sides have been intensifying their long-range attacks in recent months, leading to a jump in civilian deaths.
Kyiv has been firing record numbers of drones at Russia, while Moscow has been launching all-time high missile attacks.
Zelensky said Ukraine had hit oil refineries in the Bashkortostan and Yaroslavl regions -- about 1,300 (800 miles) and 700 kilometres from the front.�" AFP