Ukraine war ‘becoming deadlier by the day’, Security Council hears
“In the last week alone, we witnessed one of the largest aerial bombardments of Ukraine since the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion in February 2022,” said Director Kayoko Gotoh of the Political and Peacebuilding Affairs department. Between 13 and 14 May, Russia reportedly launched more than 1,500 drones and dozens of missiles targeting cities across Ukraine.
Civilians face daily attacks The deadliest incident occurred on 14 May when a missile reportedly flattened a nine-story apartment block in the capital, Kyiv, killing 24 people and injuring at least 48 others. “These large-scale attacks have continued daily,” she said, noting that at least 238 civilians were killed, and 1,404 injured, last month alone. “This represents the highest monthly number of civilian casualties recorded since July 2025,” she said. “It also reflects a continuing pattern of rising civilian harm.” Ukrainian strikes inside Russia have also led to increasing civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure. Four people were reportedly killed this past Sunday in strikes across Russia, including the capital Moscow, while an attack on 15 May reportedly killed four people in Ryazan. “We strongly condemn all attacks against civilian and civilian infrastructure, wherever they occur,” she said.
