Media Home
UN Web TV
UN Audiovisual Library
UN PhotoUN / UKRAINE UPDATE
Download
There is no media available to download.
Share
STORY: UN / UKRAINE UPDATE
TRT: 02:06
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 12 DECEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations flag
12 DECEMBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Turning to Ukraine, our colleagues from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs report that as temperatures drop to zero, intense hostilities in front-line areas and attacks in other regions continue to cause widespread destruction to civilian infrastructure, including critical energy facilities. Overnight attacks on energy infrastructure in the Odesa region damaged two power substations, leaving part of Odesa City and surrounding areas without electricity and affecting at least 90,000 families. Hospitals, schools and other municipal facilities are now running on backup generators. The city’s water supply and heating were also disrupted.”
4. Cutaway, presser
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“According to the latest report from the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, between October and November, at least eight waves of large-scale missile and drone attacks severely affected the country’s energy system. The strikes caused emergency power outages and daily electricity cuts in multiple regions, with scheduled power cuts lasting up to 18 hours each day. Some areas experienced disruptions to water services and heating that lasted for many hours or even days.”
6. Cutaway, presser
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Meanwhile in Kherson City, humanitarian organizations on the ground warn that following last week’s attacks on the Central Heating Power Plant, the situation is critical, with about 40 per cent of the population cut off from heating. Local authorities have issued an urgent appeal for 120,000 heaters to help residents cope with the cold. OCHA is working with the UN Refugee Agency and other partners to coordinate emergency support.”
8. Cutaway, presser
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that as temperatures drop to zero in Ukraine, intense hostilities in front-line areas and attacks in other regions continue to cause widespread destruction to civilian infrastructure, including critical energy facilities.
Briefing reporters today (12 Dec) on the situation in that country, UN spokesperson said that overnight attacks on energy infrastructure in the Odesa region damaged two power substations, leaving part of Odesa City and surrounding areas without electricity and affecting at least 90,000 families. He added that hospitals, schools and other municipal facilities are now running on backup generators. The city’s water supply and heating were also disrupted.
According to the latest report from the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Haq said, between October and November, at least eight waves of large-scale missile and drone attacks severely affected the country’s energy system. The strikes caused emergency power outages and daily electricity cuts in multiple regions, with scheduled power cuts lasting up to 18 hours each day. Some areas experienced disruptions to water services and heating that lasted for many hours or even days.
He added, “Meanwhile in Kherson City, humanitarian organizations on the ground warn that following last week’s attacks on the Central Heating Power Plant, the situation is critical, with about 40 per cent of the population cut off from heating.” He also said, “Local authorities have issued an urgent appeal for 120,000 heaters to help residents cope with the cold. OCHA is working with the UN Refugee Agency and other partners to coordinate emergency support.”
