Finland to convene special meeting of OSCE Permanent Council - Ukraine's MFA
Photo: Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Finland will convene a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council tomorrow, September 9, at Ukraine's request, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced this on Twitter (X).
"We are actively working in every international fora in order to ramp up international pressure on Russia. Tomorrow, September 9, at 11 AM Kyiv time, at the request of Ukraine, the OSCE Chairpersonship of Finland will convene a Special Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council," Sybiha said.
According to him, this meeting will be a response to Russia’s recent massive attacks, which caused numerous civilian casualties and widespread destruction.
"Russian atrocities will not go unpunished. Only strong and consistent pressure on the aggressor, including through robust sanctions, can compel Moscow to cease imitating diplomacy and to engage in genuine efforts to bring an end to the war of aggression," the minister emphasized.
Sybiha thanked the current OSCE Chair, Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, for her principled stance and timely response.
Attacks on Ukraine
On the night of September 8, the Russian army targeted Ukraine with 142 strike drones, including Shahed and Gerbera types, as well as other drones, 112 of which were shot down by the Air Force.
In particular, the Russian forces attacked the Kyiv region with drones, causing power outages. Online reports indicated that the Trypillia thermal power plant was hit.
The day before, Russia launched a record number of drones at Ukraine — 810 in total. Air defense forces managed to neutralize 747 of them.
In Kyiv, drones hit high-rise buildings. For the first time since February 2022, Russia targeted the Cabinet of Ministers building. As a result of the attacks in Kyiv, two people were killed and 18 were injured.
In Kremenchuk, the enemy struck the bridge over the Dnipro River, which is managed by Ukrzaliznytsia.
More about the consequences of the attacks can be found in the RBC-Ukraine report.
Additionally, in August, Russia resumed attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that such attacks would continue.
