Emergency UN Security Council meeting on Russian shelling of Ukraine takes place today
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The UN Security Council will convene for an emergency session today, December 29, to discuss Russia's massive attack on Ukraine, according to the UN's YouTube channel.
According to the announcement, the UN Security Council session at Ukraine's request is set to commence at 23:00 Kyiv time.
As indicated by the UN, Ukraine and 24 other member countries of the Organization have called for this meeting.
Background
Today, on December 29, Russian occupiers launched the most massive attack on Ukraine since the full-scale war began. They deployed their kamikaze drones and missiles, including hypersonic ones.
A total of 158 hostile targets were detected in the airspace.
Ukrainian air defense forces managed to intercept and destroy 114 targets - 27 combat UAVs Shahed and 87 cruise missiles X-101/X-555/X-55 in the sky.
Due to falling debris and missile strikes in several regions of Ukraine, there have been casualties among the civilian population.
In response to this terrorist attack, Ukraine has called for an emergency session of the UN Security Council.
For more details on the aftermath of the occupiers' strike, refer to RBC-Ukraine's coverage.
