Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine - Security Council, 10191st meeting

Russian attacks in Ukraine show ‘clear’ pattern of targeting civilians, UN officials stress, as Security Council speakers call for urgent de-escalation.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 02:05:17
• Production Date: 10 July 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: ROSEMARY A. DICARLO
• Corporate Name: DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND PEACEBUILDING AFFAIRS - DPPA
• Subject Topical: HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS; HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; PEACE AND SECURITY; DRONE AIRCRAFT; CEASEFIRES; CIVILIAN PROTECTION; EMERGENCY RELIEF; TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS; INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
• Geographic Subject: UKRAINE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION
• MAMS Id: 3605427
• Parent Id: 3604681
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10191 UKRAINE 09 JUL 2026 AM

Description

The Security Council today repeatedly heard that there is no military solution for the war in Ukraine, as senior UN officials detailed escalating attacks on civilians, human rights violations and humanitarian restrictions.

The war and its spillover has frequently been on the Council’s agenda since the start of the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. According to Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), at least 16,402 civilians, including 802 children, have been killed in Ukraine.

Today’s meeting, requested by Ukraine, featured political and humanitarian updates, following a spate of Russian missile and drone strikes.

• Briefer: Ms. Rosemary A. DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
• Briefer: Mr. Indrika Ratwatte, Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator
• Statements: All Council members
• Statement: Ukraine
• Briefer: His Excellency Stavros Lambrinidis, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations
• Statement: Romania
• Statement: Lithuania (on behalf of: Baltic States)
• Statement: Poland
• Statement: Finland (on behalf of: Nordic countries)

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