The United Nations Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to address a sharp escalation in Russian attacks on civilians and critical infrastructure, according to Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Andrii Melnyk. The push for the emergency session was led by Latvia and backed by Denmark, France, Greece and the United Kingdom, following a relentless two-day Russian barrage that reportedly involved around 1,600 missiles and drones and left at least 24 people dead in Ukraine.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Melnyk said that between May 4 and May 11 alone, Russian forces launched approximately 600 attack drones and 16 ballistic missiles against Ukrainian cities and communities, killing more than 40 civilians and injuring more than 200. The letter, addressed to the president of the UN Security Council, cited a series of recent attacks, including strikes on Zaporizhzhia, Kramatorsk, Dnipro, Sumy and Chernihiv. It said Russian attacks had hit residential districts, industrial facilities, a gas extraction site and a regional prosecutor’s office. According to the letter, Russia continued shelling and drone strikes even during the May 9–11 ceasefire declared by President Donald Trump, with Russian forces carrying out assault operations, airstrikes, shelling and kamikaze drone attacks across the front line. The meeting comes as UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed alarm over a strike on a clearly marked UN vehicle in Kherson this week.