Ukraine demands urgent convening of UN Security Council and OSCE meetings over Russian attack on Kyiv - Sybiha

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha has instructed Ukrainian missions to international organizations to demand an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council and a joint meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation and the OSCE Permanent Council in connection with Russia's missile strike on Kyiv. The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announced this on the X social network, UNN reports.

"I have instructed all our missions to international organizations to fully utilize multilateral tools in response to yesterday's barbaric Russian missile strike on Kyiv. The UN, OSCE, Council of Europe, and UNESCO must provide an adequate and decisive response to the aggressor, who is trying to compensate for the lack of military progress on the battlefield with terror against the civilian population,"

Sybiha stated that Ukraine immediately demands an urgent convening of a UN Security Council meeting and a joint meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation and the OSCE Permanent Council.

"Putin is trying to intimidate Ukraine by attacking the civilian population and destroying residential buildings, museums, schools, and critical infrastructure. He is also trying to intimidate the world by launching missiles with a reconnaissance missile system against peaceful cities,"

According to him, all of this requires decisive and coordinated actions from the international community.

"We call on our partners for decisive multilateral actions aimed at deterring Russia and forcing it into a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace,"

As a reminder

As a result of the attack on May 24, 81 people were injured in Kyiv, and two people died. Buildings of the Ministry of Justice, KSE, the Ukrainian House, and several of the capital's museums were damaged.