Russia-Ukraine live news: UN warns of ‘limitless’ global harm | Russia-Ukraine war News
Antonio Guterres tells UN Security Council world must unite to end ‘cycle of destruction, dislocation and disruption’.
- A UN convoy is on its way to Mariupol to evacuate more civilians from the Ukrainian port city.
- UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths says Mariupol evacuations carried out so far offer “glimmer of hope”.
- The Ukrainian army says Russian troops made “unsuccessful” attempts to advance in the eastern Kharkiv and Donetsk regions.
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US President Joe Biden have agreed not to recognise any Russian territorial gains in Ukraine.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges reintegrating agricultural products from Russia and Ukraine into the global market.
Here are all the latest updates:
Russia made failed attempts to advance in east, Ukraine says
The Ukrainian army has said Russian troops made “unsuccessful” attempts to advance in the eastern Kharkiv and Donetsk regions.
A Facebook post on the official profile of the Ukrainian General Staff said the Russians also continue to launch missile attacks on transport facilities in order to prevent the movement of humanitarian cargo and military-technical assistance.
Russia says it destroyed 45 Ukrainian military facilities
The Russian military has said its air force destroyed 45 Ukrainian military facilities in the latest series of attacks.
Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the targets hit included Ukrainian troops and weapons concentrations and an ammunition depot in the eastern Luhansk region.
He said the Russian artillery hit 152 Ukrainian troops’ strongholds and 38 artillery firing positions.
UN humanitarian chief hails ‘glimmer of hope’ in Mariupol evacuations
Martin Griffiths, the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, has hailed the recent evacuations of hundreds of civilians from a besieged steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol as a “glimmer of hope”, calling for more safe passages.
“We’re making some progress; we’re building relations and we’re building experience, which we hope we can then broaden to more such operations,” Griffiths told the Security Council.
UN chief urges reintegrating food from Russia and Ukraine into global market
UN chief Antonio Guterres has again called for an end to the war in Ukraine, warning of “limitless” global harm, including to international food supplies.
“The war in Ukraine is senseless in its scope, ruthless in its dimensions and limitless in its potential for global harm. The cycle of destruction, dislocation and disruption must stop. It is time to unite and end this war,” he told the Security Council.
“A meaningful solution to global food insecurity requires reintegrating Ukraine’s agricultural production and the food and fertilizer production of Russia and Belarus into world markets despite the war. I will do my best to help facilitate the dialogue to help make these reality,” Guterres said.
Scholz, Biden agree to not recognise Russian territorial gains
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and United States President Joe Biden have agreed in a call that they will not recognise any Russian territorial gains in Ukraine, a German government spokesperson has said.
“They agreed that Ukraine needed to be further substantially and continuously supported in the practice of its legitimate right to self defence,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
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