Ukraine calls for UN Security Council meeting over escalation of Russian missile terror
Ukraine has submitted a request for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council in response to the latest Russian missile strikes on the country.
17 June 2025
Ukraine has submitted a request for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council in response to the latest Russian missile strikes on the country.
As of 17:30 on Tuesday, June 17, 12 people were confirmed dead following overnight Russian strikes in Kyiv and Odesa.
Lives shattered in Russian attacks are the unacceptable price for a lack of united resolve to force Russia to negotiate peace.
The evidence base gathered by the Security Service of Ukraine allowed the court to hand down a guilty verdict against the three agents of Russia’s military intelligence (known as the GRU) who blew up a car of a Ukrainian soldier, injuring their target.
Representatives of the foreign diplomatic corps visited the site of the Russian strike that targeted an apartment building in the capital’s Solomiansky district.
Poland has deployed two planes to evacuate Polish citizens from Israel, who will depart from Jordan and Egypt.
According to preliminary data, it was the cruise missile, which struck a multi-storey residential building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district on Tuesday.
The situation on Ukraine’s southern front is deteriorating, with a sharp rise in the number of Russian assault groups, combat engagements, and artillery attacks.
Rescuers have recovered the body of a deceased person from the rubble of a collapsed section of a nine-story residential building in Kyiv’s Solomianskyi district. Authorities report that between four and fourteen people may still be trapped under the debris.
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, strongly condemned the Russian armed forces' strikes on Kyiv, Odesa, and other Ukrainian cities and urged to stop attacking the civilians.
In the capital, efforts continue to deal with the aftermath of Tuesday’s massive Russian attack, with 296 rescuers and 75 units of equipment from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) involved in the operation.
Freight railcars carrying grain were damaged during a Russian attack on the night of June 17.
In the Kyiv region, damage from Russian UAVs and missile attacks has been recorded in four districts, with one woman injured.
On the night of June 16 to 17, Russian occupation forces launched 472 drones and missiles against Ukraine. The primary target was Kyiv. As many as 428 drones and missiles were neutralized.
By launching a massive attack on Ukraine ahead of the final day of the G7 summit in Canada, Russian leader Vladimir Putin is sending a message of disrespect and aiming to make world leaders appear weak.
During an overnight attack on June 17, Russia launched more than 440 drones and 32 missiles against Ukraine, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
At least five residents of a high-rise apartment building in Kyiv, destroyed by a Russian missile, are currently considered missing.
At least five residents of a high-rise apartment building in Kyiv, destroyed by a Russian missile, are currently considered missing.
On June 16, Ukrainian forces engaged in 186 combat clashes with Russian invaders, according to a Facebook update from the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Echoes of war at sea will last a long time
Russia’s invasion forces have suffered an estimated 1,006,120 casualties since the large-scale invasion, including 1,060 killed or wounded in action over the past 24 hours.
Fourteen people died in Kyiv as a result of a Russian combined missile and drone attack, while 40 were injured.
Fourteen people died in Kyiv as a result of a Russian combined missile and drone attack, while 40 were injured.
Kyiv region was subjected to a Russian missile attack overnight Tuesday, which caused casualties, left homes damaged, and resulted in several fires.
At dawn, the Russians massively attacked Odesa with drones, leaving infrastructure facilities damaged and causing casualties.
Russia pummeled Ukraine’s capital Kyiv with attack drones and missiles overnight Tuesday, June 17, leaving at least 18 civilians injured.
16 June 2025
Fighters from the Hart brigade of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service have destroyed two Russian long-range visual surveillance systems Murom-M, two vehicles, and a communications antenna in the Vovchansk sector.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has a distorted view of the capabilities of the Russian armed forces, particularly regarding modern missile weaponry.
Germany is co-financing three drone production projects in Ukraine, though there are currently no plans to support missile manufacturing.
There will likely be many more meetings between Ukrainian and Russian delegations, with their level and scope potentially changing, but the outcome will depend on various factors — and it cannot be ruled out that Russia may eventually take the negotiation track seriously.