{"id":26694,"date":"2026-08-07T10:27:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T07:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=26694"},"modified":"2026-08-07T10:27:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T07:27:59","slug":"guterrish-udar-rf-po-kyievu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/politics\/guterrish-udar-rf-po-kyievu\/","title":{"rendered":"Guterres condemned Russia\u2019s strike on Kyiv and criticised the attacks on civilians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres has condemned the massive Russian strike on Kyiv and the Kyiv region. His spokesperson, Farhan Haq, stated that attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure must cease immediately, regardless of which side is involved in the conflict. According to the Ukrainian authorities, at least 17 people were killed during the attack and a further 44 were injured.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ant\u00f3nio Guterres\u2019s position was set out by his spokesperson, Farhan Haq.<\/li>\n<li>The UN has described the strikes on populated areas as an alarming escalation.<\/li>\n<li>Criticism of Ukrainian attacks centres on civilian casualties and non-military targets.<\/li>\n<li>The Russian attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region has claimed at least 17 lives.<\/li>\n<li>The UN attributes the rise in casualties in Ukraine primarily to Russian long-range strikes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The UN has set out the limits of criticism of attacks by both sides<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Farhan Hak<\/strong> described the latest series of attacks as a continuation of the worrying trend towards an escalation in strikes on populated areas. According to the UN, attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure violate international humanitarian law.<\/p>\n<p>The statement concerns <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/politics\/ataka-kyiv-kyivshchyna-zhertvy\/\">Russian attacks on Ukraine<\/a>, as well as Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory \u2014 in cases where they result in civilian casualties or damage to non-military targets. It does not condemn all Ukrainian long-range operations.<\/p>\n<h2>Rockets and drones struck Kyiv and the Kyiv region<\/h2>\n<p>On the night of 4 to 5 August, Russia <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/viyna\/rosiya-iskander-cirkon-udari-kiyev-19-07-2026\/\">applied<\/a> ballistic and anti-ship missiles, as well as attack drones, were directed against Ukraine. Kyiv and the Kyiv region bore the brunt of the attack.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Ukrainian authorities, at least 17 civilians have been killed and a further 44 people have been injured. Damage has been caused to residential buildings, railway infrastructure, and the warehouses and production facilities of civilian companies.<\/p>\n<h2>UN monitoring mission reports a rise in casualties caused by Russian attacks<\/h2>\n<p>The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine has described the attack as part of a pattern of Russian strikes that are increasing the number of civilian casualties. Between January and June 2026, 1,396 civilians were killed in Ukraine and a further 7,978 were injured \u2014 37% more than during the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Mission cited Russian long-range attacks as the main factor behind this increase. The number of casualties from Russian missile and drone strikes in the first half of the year rose by 60% year-on-year.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the Russian Federation\u2019s attack on Kyiv, the UN reiterated the prohibition on attacks against civilians. 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