Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine - Security Council, 10140th meeting

Civilians still paying highest price for Russian Federation-Ukraine war with violence marring Orthodox Easter truce, minimal diplomatic advances, Security Council hears.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 02:10:22
• Production Date: 20 April 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: MOHAMED KHALED KHIARI; JOYCE MSUYA
• Corporate Name: DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND PEACEBUILDING AFFAIRS - DPPA
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY; ACCOUNTABILITY; CEASEFIRES; DIPLOMACY; CIVILIAN PROTECTION; WAR; SOVEREIGNTY; PRISONERS; EMERGENCY RELIEF
• Geographic Subject: UKRAINE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION
• MAMS Id: 3558609
• Parent Id: 3557508
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10140 UKRAINE 20 APR 2026 PM

Description

With violence marring an Orthodox Easter truce, and no significant diplomatic progress, civilians continue to pay the highest price for the war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, the Security Council heard today.

Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, said that on 9 April, the Russian Federation announced a 32-hour Easter truce from 11 to 12 April, to which Ukraine responded that it would reciprocate. “However, this temporary pause in fighting that could have allowed a peaceful celebration of Orthodox Easter was not respected,” he added.

Throughout the holiday weekend, there were hostilities close to the frontlines. Three consecutive nights of Russian aerial strikes between 13 and 16 April targeted multiple regions across Ukraine, with the Russian Federation launching its deadliest attack on the night of 15 to 16 April, targeting Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Sumy and Kharkiv regions.

• Briefer: Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations
• Briefer: Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator

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