14 November 2025
The UN
Spokesperson said Secretary-General
António Guterres strongly condemned
the large-scale missile and drone strikes across the country
on Friday, which reportedly killed at least six people in
Kyiv and two in Chornomorsk, and caused multiple civilian
injuries.
Residential areas, energy facilities and the
Azerbaijani Embassy in Kyiv were also damaged.
He
stressed that “attacks against civilians and
civilian infrastructure are unacceptable” and
violate international humanitarian law. He also recalled
“the inviolability of diplomatic premises”.
The
Secretary-General again urged a full, immediate and
unconditional ceasefire as a first step towards a
just and lasting peace that respects Ukraine’s
sovereignty, independence and territorial
integrity.
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for
Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, also deplored the latest wave of
drones and missile strikes, which damaged or destroyed
homes, medical facilities and heating networks in and around
the capital.
“I condemn the ongoing pattern
of massive civilian harm caused by these strikes, which are
destroying essential infrastructure just as winter sets
in,” he said in a
statement posted on social media.
Assault on
energy systems
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Ukraine is facing intensified attacks
on its energy grid, UN human rights investigators said in a
recent report.
“October
saw emergency power cuts across multiple regions of Ukraine,
driven by the Russian Federation’s continued
region-specific attacks and renewed large-scale strikes on
energy infrastructure,” it said.
Children
suffering
At least six people were killed in the Kyiv
attack, according to media reports.
The UN
Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said
two children, aged seven and 10, were reportedly among those
injured.
“More terrifying, sleepless and
cold nights for children in Ukraine as attacks continue,
impacting homes, power and heating supply
systems,” the agency tweeted.
UNICEF
also spoke to a boy called Viacheslav. His home was damaged
in the strikes and his neighbours were among those
reportedly killed.
“First there was a rumble, it grew
louder, and then everything exploded. Our windows blew out,”
he recalled. “I was very scared.”
UNICEF appealed for
an end to all attacks, and for children to be
protected.
Humanitarian response continues
The
full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine is now in its fourth
year and continues to devastate lives and
infrastructure.
More than 14,500 people have been
killed, and nearly 38,500 injured.
Nearly 13
million people, 36
per cent of the population, need
humanitarian assistance, according to UN aid
coordination office OCHA.
Despite
challenges, the UN and partners reached 8.4 million
people last
year.
