UN chief warns of devastating repercussions from Russia, Ukraine conflict

2025-09-28 03:18:28

(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, alerted that Russia’s war on Ukraine persists in bringing "immense suffering and instability" " while creating increasing local and world danger.

In Security Council meeting Guterres remarked on the situation in Ukraine "in February, this Council marked three years since the Russian Federation launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a war that has brought immense suffering and instability to the region and beyond."

"Overall, more than 14,000 civilians, including hundreds of children, have been killed in Ukraine. Over 36,000 civilians have been injured," he stated, underlining the human death toll.

"Civilians inside the Russian Federation are also increasingly being affected," he added.

Highlighting that "Ukrainian civilians continue to endure relentless bombardment," he cautioned that "critical civilian infrastructure is being destroyed with alarming regularity."

Guterres stressed that "attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure are prohibited under international law" and demanded that they should be stopped.

The UN stays "fully mobilized to continue our life-saving aid to all those in need," he stated, calling on all contributors to "scale up their contributions to the humanitarian response plan."

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