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UN records 129 executions of Ukrainian POWs by Russian forces

Invading Russian forces have executed at least 129 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) since February 2022, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said in a report on June 29.

29 June, 11:49 PM

UN tribunal reaffirms Ukraine’s Sea of Azov rights

The UN Permanent Court of Arbitration has ruled in Ukraine’s favor against Moscow’s claim on the Sea of Azov being a “Russian lake,” according to a document published by the body on June 15.

16 June, 12:36 AM

U.N. says May was Ukraine’s deadliest month for civilians since April 2022

May was the deadliest month for civilians in Ukraine since April 2022 as attacks and casualties rose, Latvia’s U.N. envoy Sanita Pavluta-Deslandes said at a U.N. Security Council session.

10 June, 03:30 PM

U.S. calls Russia’s war on Ukraine a strategic disaster, urges return to negotiating table

The U.S. ambassador to the UN Security Council Dan Negrea called Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine a strategic disaster for Moscow and urged the Kremlin’s allies to stop supporting the Russian military campaign, Ukrinform reported on June 9.

9 June, 09:15 AM

Germany misses U.N. Security Council seat for first time in major blow to Merz

Germany failed to secure a seat on the U.N. Security Council in a June 3 vote at the U.N. General Assembly, a result Politico described as a “serious diplomatic defeat” for Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

4 June, 11:19 AM

Civilian deaths in Ukraine rise 20% compared to 2025, UN says

The number of civilian casualties in Ukraine in 2026 is about 20% higher than the same period in 2025, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said in a statement on June 2.

2 June, 11:38 PM

UN blacklists Russian and Israeli soldiers for conflict-related sexual violence

The United Nations added Russian and Israeli military to its annual blacklist of parties credibly suspected of committing conflict-related sexual violence for the first time, ABC News reported on May 29.

29 May, 02:49 PM

UN, ICRC failing to protect Ukrainian POWs, ombudsman says

Russia is delaying agreements on prisoner exchanges and dragging out the process, and international organizations are not protecting Ukrainian POWs or responding adequately to torture and other rights violations, Ukraine’s ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on May 28.

28 May, 11:18 PM

U.S. skips UN rebuke as Russia threatens embassies after Kyiv barrage

Nearly 50 UN member states condemned Russia’s threats against embassies in Ukraine in a joint statement, France 24 reported on May 26. The signatories included European countries, Japan, South Korea and others. The United States did not back the document.

27 May, 12:40 PM

Russia accuses Latvia of enabling Ukrainian drone attacks

Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on May 19, Russia’s UN representative Vasily Nebenzya claimed that Ukraine was preparing drone attacks from territory in Latvia and other Baltic states.

20 May, 12:39 AM

Guterres comments on Kherson strike without naming Russia

UN Secretary-General António Guterres commented on the shelling of a United Nations vehicle in Kherson, though he did not directly name Russia as responsible for the attack, according to a UN press release on May 15.

16 May, 11:22 AM

Russian forces launch drone attack on UN aid vehicles in Kherson

Russian forces launched a drone attack on UN aid vehicles in the Korabelnyi district of Kherson, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on May 14.

14 May, 02:17 PM

Unlocking finance in Ukraine: the ‘missing middle’ — opinion

As the 2026 Financing for Development Conference increasingly focuses on scale, leverage, and private capital mobilisation, Ukraine offers a practical lesson: the real challenge is not just raising more money, but making finance work in crisis contexts where recovery and development must advance together.

29 April, 09:03 PM

Russia’s UN envoy backs Iran, brands Western states ‘pirates’ at Security Council

Russia’s UN envoy Vasily Nebenzya accused Western countries of “hypocrisy” at a Security Council meeting on April 27 and argued that Iran has the right to restrict shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, CNN reported on April 27.

28 April, 12:22 PM

China, Russia veto UN Security Council resolution on Hormuz

China and Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that sought to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg reported on April 7.

7 April, 08:27 PM

Middle East on brink of wider war, UNSG Guterres warns

The impact from the Iran war is already being felt around the world, and the conflict can still spill over across the wider Middle East, UN Secretary‑General António Guterres said on April 2.

2 April, 07:56 PM

Iran accuses Ukraine of aggression over Gulf air defense deals

Iran’s permanent representative to the UN, Amir-Saeid Iravani, accused Ukraine of “active participation in military aggression against Iran” for sending experts to the Middle East to counter Iranian Shahed drones, NBC News reported on March 30.

30 March, 11:31 PM

Lubinets: At least 337 Ukrainian POWs executed in Russian captivity

Russian forces “deliberately and brutally” executed 337 Ukrainian prisoners of war as of the end of 2025, Ukraine’s human rights commissioner, Dmytro Lubinets, said on March 3.

4 March, 02:47 AM

Melania Trump to preside over UN Security Council meeting

First Lady Melania Trump will chair a UN Security Council meeting in March, on the first day the United States holds the council’s rotating presidency, according to U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz.

26 February, 10:46 PM

Russia's UN envoy claims to be Ukrainian

Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, told a UN Security Council meeting that he is "Ukrainian," saying his parents were Ukrainian and that his family name comes from Zaporizhian Cossacks.

26 February, 12:48 AM

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