Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged world leaders at the ongoing Group of 20 summit to pressure Russia to end the war after a wave of Russian missiles hit areas of his country.
Residential buildings were hit by Russian missiles.
Power grids throughout the country were damaged in a wave of 100 missile strikes.
The Ukrainian government has reported one casualty as a result of an attack on a Kyiv residential building, and the city's mayor says medical personnel have responded to the missile strikes.
The head of Ukraine's presidential administration believes that Russia's attack was in response to Zelensky's call for the complete withdrawal of Russian forces.
Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national security advisor, said that the Russian strikes will only make the G20 more concerned about the impact of Putin's war.
Wopke Hoekstra, the minister of foreign affairs of the Netherlands who is currently sheltered in Kyiv, told CNN that the public should be wary of what Russia does, not what it says. He said that the new attacks should put pressure on world leaders to help Ukraine.
The declaration condemning Russia's invasion was drafted by diplomats at the G20. Russia is expected to respond Wednesday.
Russia decided last week to pull out of Kherson, the sole regional capital held by Russian forces since the invasion began. The move was seen as a blow to the Kremlin by some Ukrainian officials. In his address to the G20 summit Tuesday, Zelensky said that Ukraine should not be expected to compromise on territory with Moscow in peace talks and called for the full return of Ukrainian territory. The leaders at the summit are expected to condemn Russia and call for an end to the war.
Zelensky wants world leaders to end war now.
There are reports of Russian air strikes in cities across Ukranian.
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