Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine - Security Council, 10160th meeting

As worrying ‘new phase’ of armed conflict takes hold in Ukraine, speakers tell Security Council death spiral must end, caution against systematic strikes.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 02:02:50
• Production Date: 28 May 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: ANTONIO GUTERRES; MOHAMED KHALED KHIARI
• Corporate Name: DEPARTMENT OF PEACE OPERATIONS - DPO; DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND PEACEBUILDING AFFAIRS - DPPA
• Subject Topical: ARMED CONFLICTS; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; PEACE AND SECURITY; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS; DIPLOMACY; CIVILIAN PROTECTION; BALLISTIC MISSILES
• Geographic Subject: UKRAINE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION
• MAMS Id: 3579346
• Parent Id: 3578721
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10160 UKRAINE 28 MAY 2026 PM

Description

The trajectory of the years-long conflict between Ukraine and the Russian Federation must change now, the UN chief told the Security Council today, citing a sharp escalation in fighting which many delegates described as a worrying “new phase” marked by far-reaching humanitarian suffering.

“The death spiral must stop,” said Secretary-General António Guterres, briefly addressing the 15-member Council as it met to discuss the deteriorating Ukraine war for the third time in just 10 days.

Since the war broke out in February 2022, he said, more than 15,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine, and reports from the Russian Federation also indicate a growing number of civilian casualties – including children. Humanitarian personnel are also under attack. Meanwhile, the human toll continues to worsen each year. “In the first four months of this year, more civilians have been killed in Ukraine than in the same period in 2025 – or 2024, or 2023.”

• Briefer: António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
• Briefer: Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations

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