Security Council LIVE: Cycle of escalating attacks on civilians in Ukraine ‘must end now’ — SkimNews
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- UN Security Council convened Friday to address escalating violence and human rights violations in the four-year Russia-Ukraine war, prompted by a recent spate of Russian attacks on civilian targets and infrastructure
- Russian strikes killed more than 100 civilians and injured at least 429 others across Ukraine this week, per the meeting's briefing
- UN human rights chief Volker Türk described the scale and manner of the attacks as 'reprehensible' during the session
- IAEA said it received reports of drone incidents at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant earlier this week, adding a nuclear safety dimension to the council's discussion
- Russia's long-range strikes on electricity substations and power plants have left many parts of Ukraine without power, the council heard
- UN data shows 15,280 civilians were killed or injured in Ukraine during the first eight months of this year, underscoring the cumulative toll behind this week's spike
Why it matters: The Security Council's emergency focus on Ukraine comes as Russia intensifies attacks on energy infrastructure heading into winter, with 15,280 civilian casualties already recorded in eight months. Drone incidents at Zaporizhzhya — Europe's largest nuclear plant — raise nuclear safety stakes beyond the immediate humanitarian toll of 100+ dead in a single week.
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