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Security Council LIVE: Emergency meeting on Ukraine amid spike in civilian war casualties
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (161+ words) UN News Security Council LIVE: Emergency meeting on Ukraine amid spike in civilian war casualties The Security Council has called an emergency meeting Thursday morning on Ukraine amid escalating deadly Russian drone and missile attacks that are causing multiple civilian…...
Ukraine: Rescuers work to save trapped residents after wave of Russian attacks
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (468+ words) Aid agencies in Ukraine on Thursday rushed to respond to a massive uptick in deadly strikes by Russia, including one of the largest attacks on Kyiv to date. According to reports, at least 18 people died in the capital, where densely…...
Ukraine: Latest Russian attacks kill civilians, damages cultural landmark
3+ week, 2+ day ago (520+ words) Several civilians were killed and dozens more were injured in the latest wave of overnight attacks in Ukraine that targeted the capital Kyiv, the city of Kharkiv and the country's history and cultural heritage, the United Nations said on Monday....
UN stresses the need for de-escalation in Ukraine war as attacks rise
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (637+ words) The United Nations continues to warn against the dangerous escalation in the war in Ukraine, a senior official told the Security Council on Monday, underlining the need for restraint and dialogue." She noted that although"this was not the first…...
UN warns Ukraine war risks spiralling "out of control
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (417+ words) The United Nations on Thursday warned of a dangerous escalation in the war in Ukraine after a wave of large-scale Russian strikes and threats of further attacks, with Secretary-General Ant'nio Guterres saying "the death spiral must stop." Addressing the Security…...
Security Council LIVE: Mounting attacks and Russian threats prompt emergency Ukraine meeting
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (237+ words) The UN Security Council is meeting in emergency session on Ukraine, with Secretary-General Ant'nio Guterres telling ambassadors following what Kyiv describes as the most devastating attack on its capital to date, that "the time for peace is now." In the…...
Ukraine: Russian attack destroys humanitarian food aid in Dnipro
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (483+ words) The World Food Programme (WFP) has deplored a Russian attack on a warehouse in Dnipro, Ukraine that destroyed "a significant quantity" of food aid destined for thousands in frontline areas. "Absolutely unacceptable," WFP chief Cindy Mc Cain tweeted on Tuesday,…...
Massive Russian strike on Kyiv: "I hope my friends are alive
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (327+ words) The overnight Russian attack on Ukraine, which centred on the capital, Kyiv, reportedly involved some 90 missiles, including a powerful hypersonic ballistic missile and 60 drones. The senior UN official in the country called for an end to civilian harm. At least…...
Ukraine: UN alarmed by reports of deadly strike on dormitory in occupied Luhansk
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (437+ words) The United Nations voiced alarm on Friday over reports of an overnight attack on a vocational school and dormitory in the town of Starobilsk in Ukraine's Luhansk region which killed and injured multiple civilians, including children. The UN does not…...
Security Council LIVE: Russia accuses Ukraine of deadly strike on college building in occupied Luhansk
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (293+ words) The Security Council is due to meet in emergency session top of the hour at the request of Russia which on Friday accused Ukraine of targeting a student dormitory overnight in the occupied Luhansk region, reportedly killing six people " including…...