{"id":1409759,"date":"2026-07-16T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1409759"},"modified":"2026-07-16T22:38:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T19:38:05","slug":"ukraine-urges-stronger-international-response-to-russian-terror-at-osce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukraine-urges-stronger-international-response-to-russian-terror-at-osce\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Urges Stronger International Response to Russian Terror at OSCE"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine has called on its international partners to deliver a stronger and more coordinated response to Russia&#8217;s attacks on civilians by increasing sanctions against Moscow and expanding defense assistance to Kyiv, Ukraine&#8217;s Permanent Representative to the international organizations in Vienna, Yurii Vitrenko, said during a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UATV English<\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The Kremlin&#8217;s response to every peace initiative remains the same: unrestricted terror against civilians,&#8221; Vitrenko said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted that Russian attacks over the past week targeted Kyiv, Sumy, Odesa, Kherson and other Ukrainian cities, with guided aerial bombs, missiles and drones striking residential neighborhoods, civilian infrastructure and public areas.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Vitrenko, Russia launched 13 missiles, including eight ballistic missiles, and 151 drones during its latest large-scale attack, marking the sixth ballistic strike on Kyiv since the beginning of July.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citing the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission, the diplomat said 1,396 civilians were killed and 7,978 injured in Ukraine during the first six months of 2026, a 37% increase compared with the same period in 2025 and a 114% increase compared with 2024.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also referred to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights&#8217; ninth interim report, which found that confirmed civilian casualties in government-controlled areas rose by 45% between December 1, 2025, and May 31, 2026, compared with the same period a year earlier. According to the report, 97% of civilian casualties occurred in government-controlled territory.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vitrenko said the worsening humanitarian situation requires a coordinated international response, including tougher economic and financial sanctions, stronger export controls, expanded personal sanctions against individuals supporting Russia&#8217;s war, and increased military assistance to Ukraine.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that Ukraine remains committed to a political and diplomatic path toward ending the war and is prepared for a ceasefire along the front line and meaningful negotiations based on international law.<\/p>\n   <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/spain-commits-570-million-to-ukraine-s-reconstruction\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/spain-commits-570-million-to-ukraine-s-reconstruction\/\">Spain Commits \u20ac570 Million to Ukraine\u2019s Reconstruction<\/a><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine has called on its international partners to deliver a stronger and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1178114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36418,36415],"tags":[76,78,72928],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1409759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en-2","category-11473-news-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-sanctions-on-russia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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