UN Security Council Convenes Emergency Meeting After Deadly Russian Missile Strikes on Kyiv

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on August 29 at the request of Ukraine, following Russia’s massive missile strike on Kyiv.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced the decision on August 29, stressing that the meeting is a direct response to Russia’s latest wave of attacks on the capital and other Ukrainian cities. The strikes resulted in numerous civilian casualties, including children.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged members of the Security Council to use the session as an opportunity to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine and to intensify pressure on Russia. According to the MFA, only decisive measures can force Moscow to abandon its attempts to imitate diplomacy and instead join real efforts aimed at ending the war.

“Only pressure, including new tough sanctions, can force Moscow to stop imitating diplomacy and engage in meaningful efforts to end the war,” Sybiha emphasized.

The emergency meeting of the UN Security Council is scheduled for August 29 at 22:00 Kyiv time.

Earlier, according to Ukrainian officials, at least 18 people, including three children aged 2, 14, and 17, were killed and 48 others injured in the overnight missile and drone assault on Kyiv. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that its defenses intercepted or suppressed 589 out of 629 missiles and drones launched during the night of August 27–28.

That night Russia deployed 598 Shahed attack drones and decoys, two Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, nine Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, and 20 Kh-101 cruise missiles in one of its heaviest barrages in recent months.

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