Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
Deadly drone and missile strikes over the weekend in Ukraine represent a “dangerous cycle of escalation” in the ongoing conflict, according to Mohamed Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General in the UN Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations.
Edem Wosornu, crisis response director at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), warned that decisions made at the Security Council could determine whether lives are saved or lost in the current situation.
Amid continued fighting, repair work is underway on damaged buildings in Sloviansk, highlighting the ongoing humanitarian and reconstruction challenges facing Ukraine.