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UN Security Council briefing describes rising civilian toll, infrastructure damage in Ukraine
Summary
In a Security Council briefing, Miroslav Yancha said attacks on Ukraine have intensified, causing mounting civilian casualties, extensive damage to energy and civilian infrastructure and a direct strike on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant; he urged access for UN human-rights monitors and called for accountability and de-escalation.
Miroslav Yancha, a representative who addressed the United Nations Security Council, told members that "Russia's invasion of Ukraine launched in blatant violation of the UN Charter and international law" continues to impose a heavy toll on civilians and critical infrastructure.
Yancha cited Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) figures saying that in March "at least 126 civilians were killed and 478 injured," and that attacks on energy infrastructure have become "a daily destructive pattern." He said coordinated strikes since March destroyed or damaged more than two dozen energy facilities, including the Dnipro hydroelectric power plant, and disrupted electricity and water supplies affecting millions.
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