Russian soldiers at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. Ukraine has accused Russia of carrying out bombings and then hitting the same site again once emergency personnel are on site. AP
Russian soldiers at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. Ukraine has accused Russia of carrying out bombings and then hitting the same site again once emergency personnel are on site. AP
Russian soldiers at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. Ukraine has accused Russia of carrying out bombings and then hitting the same site again once emergency personnel are on site. AP
Russian soldiers at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. Ukraine has accused Russia of carrying out bombings and then hitting the same site again once emergency personnel are on site. AP

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Ukraine enduring worst attacks since onset of war, says UN

About 10,810 civilians have been killed since February 2022, world body says

Adla Massoud
Adla Massoud
United Nations

April 11, 2024

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Ukraine is currently enduring some of the worst attacks since the start of this war, the UN said on Thursday.

“Not a day passes without air strikes shattering the lives of yet more families across the country,” UN official Edem Wosornu told the 15 members of the UN Security Council, speaking on behalf of humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths.

No region of Ukraine has been spared in the war, she added.

According to the UN, about 10,810 civilians have been killed and more than 20,550 injured since February, 2022.

In recent weeks, Ukraine has accused Russia of carrying out bombings and then hitting the same site again once emergency personnel are on site.

Ms Wosornu said that at least 14.6 million people, 56 per cent of them women and girls, require urgent humanitarian assistance.

Miroslaw Jenca, the UN's assistant Secretary General for Europe, said “the current trajectory of escalation of this war is a direct threat to regional stability and international security”.

“Most of all, it is an existential threat to the people of Ukraine,” Mr Jenca said, making specific reference to attacks on Ukraine's energy installations.

The US deputy ambassador to the UN Robert Wood accused Moscow of attacking Ukraine’s power generation facilities as well as its electricity grid in an attempt to destroy grain and food products.

“Ukraine continues its efforts to feed the world's most vulnerable … such as Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, Sudan and Kenya,” said Mr Wood.

“Ukrainian grain is also destined for Gaza.”

Ukraine-Russia conflict latest – in pictures

Ukrainian rescuers at the site of a rocket attack on a residential building in Dnipro, south-eastern Ukraine. EPA
Ukrainian rescuers at the site of a rocket attack on a residential building in Dnipro, south-eastern Ukraine. EPA
Rescues carry a person wounded by a Russian missile strike in Dnipro. Reuters
Rescues carry a person wounded by a Russian missile strike in Dnipro. Reuters
Rescuers tackle a blaze at a building struck by Russian bombs, in Dnipro. AP
Rescuers tackle a blaze at a building struck by Russian bombs, in Dnipro. AP
An apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike in Dnipro. Reuters
An apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike in Dnipro. Reuters
Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions near the town of Kupyansk, Kharkiv Region. AFP
Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions near the town of Kupyansk, Kharkiv Region. AFP
A building destroyed by a Russian air strike in the front-line town of Orikhiv. AP
A building destroyed by a Russian air strike in the front-line town of Orikhiv. AP
A dog stands on the rubble as rescuers work at the site of a destroyed building during a Russian missile strike in Chernihiv. Reuters
A dog stands on the rubble as rescuers work at the site of a destroyed building during a Russian missile strike in Chernihiv. Reuters
A Ukrainian serviceman works on an FPV drone in a workshop in the Donetsk region. Reuters
A Ukrainian serviceman works on an FPV drone in a workshop in the Donetsk region. Reuters
Local resident Kateryna, 77-years-old, walks with a litter of puppies, which she feeds in the yard of her bomb-damaged apartment block in the town of Kurakhove. AFP
Local resident Kateryna, 77-years-old, walks with a litter of puppies, which she feeds in the yard of her bomb-damaged apartment block in the town of Kurakhove. AFP
Ukrainian rescuers at the scene of a missile strike near a residential building, in Zaporizhzhia. EPA
Ukrainian rescuers at the scene of a missile strike near a residential building, in Zaporizhzhia. EPA
A woman looks at the damage in her flat after debris from a missile strike hit nearby, in Kyiv. EPA
A woman looks at the damage in her flat after debris from a missile strike hit nearby, in Kyiv. EPA
Ukrainian firefighters at the scene of a missile strike in Kyiv. EPA
Ukrainian firefighters at the scene of a missile strike in Kyiv. EPA
Ukrainian servicemen take part in military training at an undisclosed location near the frontline. EPA
Ukrainian servicemen take part in military training at an undisclosed location near the frontline. EPA
Ukrainian troops run near the site of a rocket attack on an industrial building, in Kharkiv. EPA
Ukrainian troops run near the site of a rocket attack on an industrial building, in Kharkiv. EPA
A pilot operates a drone at a training ground in the Kyiv region. AFP
A pilot operates a drone at a training ground in the Kyiv region. AFP
Ukrainian and Russian soldiers are depicted in a tug-of-war on a memorial in Izium, Kharkiv region. AP
Ukrainian and Russian soldiers are depicted in a tug-of-war on a memorial in Izium, Kharkiv region. AP
A man looks at his home in a damaged apartment building in Izium, Kharkiv. AP
A man looks at his home in a damaged apartment building in Izium, Kharkiv. AP
Ukrainian civilian women are trained to use weapons, in Kyiv. AFP
Ukrainian civilian women are trained to use weapons, in Kyiv. AFP
A Ukrainian soldier mans a position as new recruits receive training at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region. EPA
A Ukrainian soldier mans a position as new recruits receive training at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk region. EPA
A man pays tribute at a makeshift memorial for fallen Ukrainian soldiers, at the Independence Square in Kyiv. AFP
A man pays tribute at a makeshift memorial for fallen Ukrainian soldiers, at the Independence Square in Kyiv. AFP
An emergency worker at the scene of a Russian attack in Odesa. AP
An emergency worker at the scene of a Russian attack in Odesa. AP
Ukrainian recruits are trained by members of the Danish military, in the east of England. AP
Ukrainian recruits are trained by members of the Danish military, in the east of England. AP
Danylo, commander of an engineering and sapper company of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, inspects pyramidal anti-tank obstacles known as 'dragon's teeth' before installing them into a new fortification line in Zaporizhzhia region. Reuters
Danylo, commander of an engineering and sapper company of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, inspects pyramidal anti-tank obstacles known as 'dragon's teeth' before installing them into a new fortification line in Zaporizhzhia region. Reuters

The “complicated and protracted” conflict is a cause for concern, said China’s representative.

“There are no winners in conflicts or wars, dialogue and negotiation represent the only viable way out of the Ukraine crisis,” Geng Shuang said.

Switzerland announced on Wednesday that a high-level conference on the Ukraine conflict would be held in mid-June but without Russia.

Ukraine and up to 100 countries would attend the conference at the Burgenstock resort near the central city of Lucerne, hosted by the Swiss President Viola Amherd.

Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticised the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “peace formula” which calls for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory, financial reparations from Moscow and the creation of a special tribunal to judge Russian officials.

“It is common knowledge that the 'Zelenskyy formula' does not envisage compromises or alternatives and totally ignores the proposals of China, Brazil, African and Arab states,” Ms Zakharova said.

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