Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has instructed Ukrainian missions at international organizations to make the most of existing multilateral mechanisms to respond to the large-scale missile strike that Russia carried out on Kyiv on the night of May 24.
This is reported by Kyiv24
Ukraine’s Initiative in International Institutions
According to Sybiha’s statement, organizations such as the UN, OSCE, Council of Europe, and UNESCO must provide a principled and effective response to the aggressor, which, he said, is trying to compensate for military failures with terrorist attacks on civilians.
“We are immediately initiating an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council, as well as a joint meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation and the OSCE Permanent Council.”
Sybiha is convinced that Vladimir Putin’s actions are an attempt to intimidate not only Ukraine but also the global community through the use of medium-range ballistic missiles. In his opinion, this requires a consolidated international response.
Consequences of the Massive Attack on Kyiv
The Foreign Minister urged Ukraine’s partners to take decisive and coordinated actions that would help deter Russia and force it to move towards a just and lasting peace. Earlier, Sybiha had already appealed to foreign states to strengthen support for Ukraine after the powerful nighttime attack from the Russian Federation.
On the night of May 24, Russian forces carried out a massive strike on Ukraine: 600 drones of various types and 90 missiles from air, sea, and ground bases were launched, with the main direction of the attack being Kyiv.
As a result of the shelling, two people died in the capital, and another 81 were injured. Damage was recorded at over 40 sites in five districts of the city: Shevchenkivskyi, Darnytskyi, Desnyanskyi, Obolonskyi, and Holosiivskyi.
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, during the attack, multi-apartment and private houses, shopping centers, educational institutions, a market, administrative buildings of the State Emergency Service and police, as well as the National Museum of Chernobyl were damaged.
The Russian Ministry of Defense, for its part, announced a massive strike with drones and missiles, including ballistic “Oreshnik” missiles, allegedly targeting military command facilities, air bases, and enterprises of Ukraine’s defense industry.