The UN Security Council denounces the scale of the Russian attacks in Ukraine: The war is getting bloodier every day
The United Nations denounced on Tuesday – in a meeting of the UN Security Council – the intensification of Russian attacks in recent weeks in Ukraine, right after the three-day truce, warning that, although it has been going on for over four years, “the war is getting bloodier every day”, write EFE and Agerpres.
The UN Security Council met following a request by Kiev on May 13, which signaled an increase in Russian drone and missile attacks against civilians and critical infrastructure in recent weeks, immediately following a ceasefire agreed between Ukraine and Russia between May 9 and 11 on the occasion of Soviet Victory Day over Nazi Germany.
Last week, Ukraine experienced “one of the worst bombardments” since the invasion began in 2022, said Kayoko Gotoh, director of the Europe, Central Asia and Americas division of the UN Department of Political Affairs and Peacebuilding, indicating that “between May 13 and 14, Russia launched more than 1,500 drones and dozens of missiles, attacking cities across Ukraine.”
After detailing several incidents, the regional director emphasized that last month was the bloodiest in almost a year in Ukraine: 238 civilians were killed and 1,404 were injured.
In Russia, civilians were collateral victims of alleged Ukrainian attacks that damaged civilian infrastructure, she said.
For his part, Edem Wosornu, head of the Crisis Response Division of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), stated that, in recent weeks, members of some humanitarian missions on the ground – of the UN and some non-governmental organizations – were hit by a drone.
“They cannot be attacked. It is strictly prohibited and may constitute an offence. We reiterate to all parties that they must assess these incidents to ensure they do not happen again,” she said.
“Aid workers take great risks to save lives. However, unleashing cheap and deadly weapons are rapidly changing what it means to provide life-saving assistance,” she added.
Kayoko Gotoh expressed her regret that, a year after the resumption of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, “no significant progress” has been made towards ending the war.
