UN rights chief 'appalled' by Russia's latest Ukraine strikes

Russia's strikes on Ukrainian city Ternopil kill at least 25 people, including 3 children

Last updated: November 21, 2025 | 03:29

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Ukrainian rescue personnel operate at the site of a heavily damaged residential building following Russian air strike in the city of Ternopil, on November 20, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Wednesday he was "appalled" by the number of civilian casualties in Russia's strikes on the Ukrainian city of Ternopil, which killed at least 25 people, including three children.

"The horror of powerful long-range missiles combined with waves of drones increasingly being used by Russian forces was again painfully laid bare in Ukraine this morning," Turk said in a statement.

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