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Jill Biden expresses support for Ukraine during UN meeting with Olena Zelenska

U.S. First Lady Jill Biden met with Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska during the Future Summit at U.N. headquarters, where Zelenska delivered a speech on Sept. 24.

25 September 2024, 12:50 PM

Olena Zelenska addresses UN headquarters and meets with Jill Biden

On the sidelines of the Future Summit at U.N. headquarters, Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska launched a high-level event titled "Securing the Future for Children: Addressing new Challenges for Soft Power" on Sept. 24.

24 September 2024, 01:07 PM

Russia and allies work to weaken global unity but won't steal the future, says Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Russia and its allies are trying to undermine global unity, President Zelenskyy said during a speech at the Future Summit at the UN on Sept. 23.

24 September 2024, 12:04 PM

Ukranian President warns next months crucial in Russia's war against Ukraine

The coming months will be crucial in Russia's war against Ukraine, stated President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sept. 23.

23 September 2024, 03:06 PM

Zelenskyy arrives in US to meet with world leaders, Harris, Trump, present Ukraine's victory plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the United States on Sept. 22 to attend the UN General Assembly and meet with world leaders, according to his video address posted on Telegram taken from aboard the plane en route to Pennsylvania.

23 September 2024, 07:50 AM

President's Office responds to Polish proposal on Crimea referendum

The President's Office issued a brief statement on Crimea, likely in response to Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski’s comments, with a short post by Andriy Yermak on Telegram on Sept. 19.

19 September 2024, 03:22 PM

Polish FM offers placing Crimea under UN mandate in 'fair referendum' preparation

Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has proposed to place the temporarily Russian-occupied Crimea under a United Nations mandate to prepare for a "fair referendum", Interfax-Ukraine reported on Sept. 18.

19 September 2024, 10:18 AM

Kremlin decries UN and ICRC invitation to Kursk Oblast as a 'provocation'

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called Ukraine's invitation of UN and Red Cross representatives to Kursk Oblast a "provocation," TASS reports on Sept. 16.

16 September 2024, 05:14 PM

US, UK near deal to allow Ukraine long-range strikes inside Russia

An agreement allowing Ukraine to use British and American long-range weapons for strikes inside Russia could be announced during the UN General Assembly in September, when world leaders including US President Joe Biden and British PM Keir Starmer will gather in New York, Politico wrote on Sept. 12, citing sources.

13 September 2024, 12:45 PM

Ukraine's UN envoy urges permission for long-range strikes inside Russia

Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Serhiy Kyslytsya, appealed for the world to allow Kyiv to use Western long-range weapons for strikes inside Russia, according to his statement published by the country’s Permanent Mission after the Sept. 10 UN Security Council meeting.

11 September 2024, 11:55 AM

Russia convenes informal UN Security Council meeting to address Ukraine's offensive in Kursk Oblast

Russia convenes UN Security Council members informal meeting to complain about the Ukrainian Armed Forces alleged attack on its Kursk Oblast, the Ukrainian media outlet Ukrinform reported on Aug. 11.

12 August 2024, 09:02 AM

Nearly all Ukrainian POWs tortured in Russian captivity

Over 95% of Ukrainian soldiers held in Russian captivity have been subjected to torture, the head of the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Danielle Bell, told Dutch TV channel Nederlandse Omroep Stichting on Aug. 2.

7 August 2024, 06:59 PM

UN report: 146 civilians killed in Ukraine in June, highest child casualties in 2024

“At least 146 civilians were killed and 672 injured in Ukraine in June,” including 8 children killed and 57 injured, marking the highest number in 2024, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) wrote in its “Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict” report released on July 8.

11 July 2024, 07:10 PM

Ukraine's government extends agreement with UN World Food Program on its office operating in Kyiv

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the signing of an agreement to open an office of the World Food Program (WFP) in Ukraine, the corresponding Order No. 604 was published in Ukrainian official government's site on June 28.

3 July 2024, 10:40 AM

Civilian casualties in Ukraine surge by 20%, child deaths double, British intelligence reports

Some 604 Ukrainian civilians were killed and injured in March, a 20% increase over the previous month, the British Defense Ministry reported in its April 29 intelligence update, citing the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission.

29 April 2024, 03:55 PM

Russia continues to employ sex violence in its military and occupation operations in Ukraine - UN

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine recorded 85 cases of war-related sexual violence in 2023, said the Special UN Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, Voice of America reported.

24 April 2024, 11:05 AM

UN calls Russia’s drone factory in Tatarstan ‘civilian infrastructure’ while condemning UA attack

United Nations Secretary General spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, condemned the Ukrainian drone attack on a drone manufacturing enterprise in Russia’s Tatarstan Republic, labeling it "civilian infrastructure" in a briefing.

3 April 2024, 04:10 PM

Russia vetoes UN resolution on monitoring North Korea sanctions

Russia has blocked a UN Security Council resolution that sought to extend the monitoring of sanctions against North Korea by UN experts, AP reported on March 28.

28 March 2024, 10:15 PM

Russia executes 32 Ukrainian POWs over winter — UN report

The United Nations has documented executions of at least 32 Ukrainian prisoners-of-war between Dec. 1, 2023, and Feb. 29, 2024, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a report on March 26.

26 March 2024, 11:15 PM

Ukrainian prisoners of war tortured in Russia - UN report

Ukrainian prisoners of war suffer torture while held captive by Russia, the United Nations Independent International Commission on Investigations of Violations in Ukraine reported. The commission detailed the appalling treatment prisoners have faced in Russia.

15 March 2024, 04:30 PM

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