Ukraine demands an emergency UN Security Council meeting over Russian strikes
Ukraine has demanded an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council after a large-scale Russian strike on the capital, Kyiv. The attack was reported to have killed people and damaged civilian infrastructure. Kyiv called for an international response and added pressure on Moscow.
Ukraine's government called for an emergency session of the UN Security Council after an air assault on Kyiv that it described as one of the most destructive of the war. Officials said civilians had been killed and that homes and infrastructure were damaged.
Kyiv urged the international community to condemn the attack and to step up pressure on Moscow. Because Russia is a permanent member of the Security Council with a veto, a binding resolution is difficult to achieve, so such a meeting largely serves as a tool of diplomatic pressure.
The strike came as contacts aimed at ending the war continue, underscoring that violence along the front has not eased. Allies are weighing options for additional sanctions and air-defence support, while Russia, in its own statements, has justified its strikes by pointing to military targets. The two sides' accounts continue to diverge.
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