Ukraine to bring discussion of Russian shelling to UN Security Council meeting on April 20 – Sybiha

Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha announced that Ukraine will bring the discussion of Russia’s massive shelling to a UN Security Council meeting on April 20.

"Russia’s wave of terror against Ukraine is not accidental but part of its military strategy. Residential buildings with sleeping families and critical infrastructure necessary for the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians remain the targets. Such attacks are planned in advance. This indicates that when Ukraine proposed to extend the Easter truce and give diplomacy a chance, the Russian leadership had already approved plans for further killings of civilians," he said on X.

Sybiha emphasized that the Russian attack claimed at least 15 lives, including a child, in KYIV, Odesa, and Dnipro. More than 100 people sustained injuries across the country.

He stressed that Russian brutality requires an immediate and decisive international response, particularly from the UN Security Council.

"At the Council meeting scheduled for Monday, April 20, at Ukraine’s request, we will raise the issue of the need for a tough UN Security Council reaction to state terror by Russia—a country that still illegally occupies its permanent seat," the post reads.

The Foreign Minister called on the world to be united in supporting Ukraine, to increase pressure on Russia, and to work toward ensuring accountability.

"Together, we must restore respect for international law, including the UN Charter, by ending Russian aggression against Ukraine," Sybiha wrote.