Morning mail: UN votes to condemn Russia, flood-hit Australians struggle for news, row over refugee intake

Thursday: The UN general assembly approves resolution demanding that Russia stop the war in Ukraine and withdraw all troops. Plus: Darren Hanlon on losing faith and moving home

Good morning. Russia's bombardment of Ukraine's cities has intensified. In Australia, the floods crisis continues with major warnings in place and evacuation orders in some parts of NSW. And Scott Morrison has drawn criticism from Christian groups over Australia's refugee intake.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia is trying to erase our history, erase our country, erase us all" after Russian forces intensified missile attacks on residential precincts of multiple major cities. Russia claims to have secured the key southern city of Kherson after another day of relentless shelling, but this has been disputed by the city's mayor. Both Kyiv and Kharkiv remain under attack, with Russian airborne troops landing in the country's second-most populous city and engaging in heavy fighting with Ukrainian forces. In New York, the United Nations voted overwhelmingly for a resolution deploring Russia's invasion of Ukraine, highlighting Russia's increasing international isolation with 141 of the 193 member states supporting the resolution, 35 abstaining, and five voting against. Only Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea and Syria voted in support of the Kremlin, with historical allies Cuba, Venezuela and China abstaining.