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U.N. condemns missile, drone attacks across Ukraine after strikes on residential areas and schools
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Summary
The U.N. humanitarian coordination office reported multiple missile and drone strikes across Ukraine that killed at least 17 civilians and damaged schools and health facilities; the U.N. condemned attacks on civilians and said humanitarian partners are responding.
The United Nations reported that overnight missile and drone attacks struck cities across Ukraine, killing at least 17 civilians and injuring about 160, and damaged residential buildings, schools and health facilities.
The U.N. humanitarian coordinator, identified in the briefing as Matias Shmale, strongly condemned the attacks and highlighted damage in Kyiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Donetsk. In Kyiv, local authorities reported multiple apartment blocks and a school destroyed or damaged, with at least 14 people killed and more than 100 injured. In Odesa, officials reported one death and 17 injuries.
The briefing said a kindergarten and a center for disabled children were among damaged sites, and that Odesa's infectious diseases hospital reported damage but no patient or staff casualties. The U.N. said humanitarian partners, first responders and local services are providing emergency first aid, psychological support, shelter materials and child assistance in the hardest-hit areas.
The U.N. condemnation reiterated that attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure are unacceptable and stressed the need for protection of noncombatants and immediate humanitarian assistance to affected communities.
