Russia’s strike on Kryvyi Rih: Ukraine initiated an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council
8 April 2025 06:19
Ukraine has initiated an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council and a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council because of Russia’s missile attack on Kryvyi Rih on April 4. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga announced this on the social network X, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
According to Sybiga, nine children were killed in Russia’s ballistic missile strike on Kryvyi Rih last week, the largest number of Ukrainian children killed in a single attack since 2022.
The minister emphasized that Russia struck playgrounds in a regular residential area with a cluster missile to maximize casualties.
“Ukraine has initiated an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council and a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council to draw attention to Russian crimes. Both meetings will take place tomorrow and will help to advance peace efforts and bring the perpetrators to justice,” the Foreign Minister said.
He noted that a strong international response to Russian atrocities is crucial.
“Such terror must never become the norm. We call for both strong condemnation and decisive action. Russia must stop its terror against Ukrainian children and civilians, respond to the U.S. proposal for a complete ceasefire, which Ukraine has accepted, and end the war,” Sibiga emphasized.
On April 4, Russia fired a ballistic missile into a residential area of Kryvyi Rih, killing 19 people, 9 of whom were children. On the night of April 6, Russians fired ballistic missiles at Ukraine, one of which landed in Kyiv, leaving one dead. These attacks take place against the backdrop of Russia’s “peaceful” talks with the United States and an apparent warming in relations between the two.
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Chronicle of US-Russian negotiations
on February 18, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Assistant Prime Minister Yuri Ushakov met in Saudi Arabia with an American delegation, represented by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Volz, and Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Vitkoff.
After the talks, the US State Department reported that the delegations agreed to “eliminate irritants” in bilateral relations and continue to work on preparing talks on Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The parties also agreed to appoint high-level groups for further negotiations on Ukraine.
The media reported that the US and Russia discussed a three-stage peace plan for Ukraine, which consists of the following stages:
- A ceasefire.
- Holding elections in Ukraine.
- Conclusion of a peace agreement.
on February 27, negotiations between the Americans and Russians continued in Istanbul. According to the Russian side, they discussed the normalization of diplomatic relations. The Kremlin also allegedly demanded the return of 6 properties that had been seized from Russians in the United States in 2016-2018, and also proposed to resume air travel.
on March 13, Putin met in Moscow with Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff. The parties have not yet made any statements about the results of this meeting, except for the words of Trump’s national security adviser Mike Volz that there are grounds for cautious optimism.
on March 25, the US agreed with Ukraine and Russia to ban attacks in the Black Sea.
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