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UN presenter: Civilian deaths rise as renewed aerial attacks strike Ukrainian cities
Summary
A United Nations presenter told the council that renewed, intensified aerial attacks have killed and injured civilians across Ukrainian cities and frontline regions, citing OHCHR-verified deaths in Odessa region and July casualties in Kyiv; the presenter urged restraint and immediate ceasefire.
A presenter speaking for the United Nations briefed the council that renewed aerial attacks across Ukraine have caused significant civilian harm, saying residential buildings, playgrounds, gas stations, markets and logistical warehouses have been hit.
"These attacks are unacceptable, inexcusable, and must stop now," the presenter said, citing verified counts and warning that actual numbers are likely higher than verification allows. The presenter noted that in July alone at least 56 civilians were reportedly killed and 232 injured in Kyiv and that mass strikes have continued in frontline regions including Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia.
The briefing referenced verification by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for recent civilian deaths in the Odessa region (at least 26 deaths and 92 injuries this month). The presenter emphasized that the OHCHR figures reflect verified casualties only and that gaps in verification mean the full toll is likely larger.
The presenter closed the segment by urging maximum restraint and repeating a call for renewed diplomatic efforts toward an immediate, unconditional ceasefire.
