Assistant Secretary General of the UN Miroslav Ench at a meeting of the Security Council. The UN Security Council spoke about the growth of victims among civilians of Ukraine and called for immediate ceasefire Peace and safety ~ 60 > Assistant Secretary General of the UN Miroslav Ench spoke at a meeting of the Security Council with updated information about the situation in Ukraine. He noted that over the past three weeks, the fighting has intensified, covering new regions and forcing more and more civilians to leave their homes. “we became witnesses to the non -alositive large -scale air attacks of Russia to Ukrainian cities and settlements, as a result of which the number of civilian casualties has increased significantly,” said the ~ 60 > 60 > according to him, on the night of June 17, Russian thrones and missiles pronounced seven districts Kyiv. As a result of the attack, which was called one of the most deadly over the past year, at least 28 civilians were killed, more than 130 were injured. ~ 60 >In addition to Kyiv, on the same night the blows were inflicted on Odessa, Zaporizhzhya, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Kirovograd, Nikolaev and Kyiv regions. In total, according to Yenchi, more than 428 drones and missiles reported. “Such the scale of death and destruction threatens the hope of an immediate ceasefire and undermine the prospects of a sustainable world,” he said. 60 ~ p > deputy agent presented the recent of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. From the beginning of the full -scale invasion of Russia in February 2022, according to confirmed data, at least 13,438 civilians were killed, including 713 children. “The confirmed number of the wounded among civilians is 33,279 people, including 2 092 children,” Yencha said. He added that in the first five months of 2025, 5,144 civilian victims were recorded throughout Ukraine: 859 dead and 4,285 wounded. This is 47 percent more than in the same period of last year. “This sharp growth is explained by the enhanced use of a long -range weapon of the action – both missiles and barring ammunition – against Ukrainian cities,” he explained. According to the Ukrainian authorities, at least 3,340 drones and 135 missiles were released from June 1 to June 17, while for the whole of June 2024 – 544 units of long -range ammunition. ~ 60 >~ 60 > Yench also noted reports of attacks in the border regions of Russia. He noted that the UN cannot confirm this information, but reminded: “Let me once again clearly declare: attacks on the civilian population and civil infrastructure facilities are categorically prohibited by international humanitarian law – wherever they occur. We condemn all such attacks. They must be stopped immediately. “He also announced his efforts in the diplomatic arena. So, on June 2, the Ukrainian and Russian delegations held a second full -time meeting in Istanbul and exchanged a memorandum of their vision and ceasefire. The parties agreed on large -scale exchanges of prisoners of war, bodies of the dead and civil detainees. 60 > “We welcome these exchanges and urge them to continue them so that all the remaining prisoners of war and civil detainees can return home,” Encha said. He emphasized the importance of such steps: “These efforts give answers to many families who have lived in ignorance of the fate of their loved ones, reunite prisoners of war and civilian detainees with their relatives and allow you to return to safe conditions for those who were in difficult conditions of captivity.” ~ 60 >~ 60 > completing the performance, he noted that “ It remains fundamental – in support of the fair and stable world in accordance with the UN Charter, international law, corresponding resolutions and with respect for independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its international recognized boundaries. ”~ 60 > 60 > he reminded that the Secretary General called for the“ full, uncertainly, uncertain time And the unconditional cessation of fire as an important first step for these purposes. ” 60 >“ We must double the efforts so that the diplomatic process not only continues, but also becomes irreversible, ”the Ench sums up. “The UN is ready to maintain all the substantial efforts along this path.”