Ukraine: Russia's serial attacks, civilians are going through 'unbearable pain'

The meeting was requested by Ukraine, and was supported by Security Council member states Ecuador and France. Joyce Msuya, the UN's acting head of humanitarian coordination, on Tuesday briefed representatives of the 15-member Security Council on the situation in Ukraine. She said the situation had gone from bad to worse since the war began two and a half years ago. Have been. “The death toll is increasing. “Human suffering continues at unbearable levels.” According to an estimate, since the full invasion of Russian military forces on 24 February 2022, more than 11 thousand 700 civilians have lost their lives and more than 24 thousand people have been injured. One crore Ukrainian citizens have lost their lives in the country. They have been forced to leave their homes. The Acting Under Secretary General said that in the last few days, large-scale missile and drone attacks have been carried out in Ukraine, in which a large number of civilians have been injured. There are children also among them. At the same time, vital infrastructure has been damaged. Climate of Fear According to Joyce Msuya, millions of people in Ukraine live in fear of death, destruction and attack every day. Civilians have been most affected in the front-line areas of Donetsk and Kharkiv, but attacks have also taken place in other cities including Dnipro, Kiev, Lviv, Poltava. Continuing attacks on Ukraine's energy facilities have affected power supply capacity. Due to which people in the country are facing power cuts. This has affected the functioning of hospitals and health centres, and has disrupted the education of children. He Said that despite the challenging conditions for humanitarian relief workers, the United Nations is busy providing relief to the needy population. Humanitarian assistance has been provided to more than 62 lakh people in the first seven months of 2024. Fighting in new areas The Acting Under-Secretary-General said that on both sides of the border of Ukraine and Russia, the fighting is now spreading into new areas, which is worrying. Ukraine started its military operation in Kursk in the Russian Federation on August 6, after which more than 1.25 lakh civilians have been evacuated from there. According to the news media, civilians There have been casualties and damage to civilian establishments. In view of this, he called on all parties to ensure the protection of civilians and installations in accordance with international humanitarian law. Joyce Msuya said that heads of state and government are preparing to participate in the high-level segment during the 79th session of the UN General Assembly Are doing. Just before that, he appeals to the member countries of the Security Council and all countries that every opportunity should be used to protect the lives of civilians and end the war.


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