{"id":1217517,"date":"2025-09-15T14:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1217517"},"modified":"2025-09-13T10:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T07:56:14","slug":"russian-attacks-in-august-claimed-lives-of-208-civilians-in-ukraine-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russian-attacks-in-august-claimed-lives-of-208-civilians-in-ukraine-un\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian attacks in August claimed lives of 208 civilians in Ukraine \u2013 UN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over the past month, Russian forces killed at least 208 civilians in Ukraine and injured 827 others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These figures were presented at a UN Security Council meeting by Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukrinform.net\/rubric-ato\/4036019-russian-attacks-in-august-claimed-lives-of-208-civilians-in-ukraine-un.html\"> according to an Ukrinform correspondent.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, at least 208 civilians were killed and 827 injured in Ukraine in August 2025 alone, she stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DiCarlo noted that drone strikes resulted in the highest number of casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In both August and September, there was also a noticeable increase in attacks on Ukraine\u2019s energy infrastructure, particularly gas supply facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UN official warned that this again raises concerns about a new wave of targeted strikes on Ukraine\u2019s critical infrastructure ahead of the approaching winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DiCarlo made the statement during a Security Council session convened in response to Russian drone attacks on Poland. In this context, she reiterated the Secretary-General\u2019s call for all parties involved to act responsibly and avoid any actions or rhetoric that could further escalate an already dangerously high level of tension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As reported earlier, on the night of September 10, Polish forces shot down Russian drones that had violated the country\u2019s airspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that 19 UAVs had entered Polish airspace overnight. He emphasized that NATO allies are facing a \u201clarge-scale provocation\u201d from Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/un-security-council-to-discuss-russian-drone-incursion-into-poland\/\">UN Security Council to Discuss Russian Drone Incursion into Poland<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past month, Russian forces killed at least 208 civilians in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1217518,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36415,36422],"tags":[78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1217517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-11473-news-en-3","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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