“These latest series of attacks follow an alarming pattern of escalating strikes against populated areas, reportedly resulting in a record-level increase in numbers of civilian casualties and widespread destruction of residential and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, as well as increasingly in the Russian Federation,”

Farhan Haq · said 2026-08-06 · reported 2026-08-06

Haq said the U.N. Secretary-General condemned both sides for escalating attacks against populated areas.