Ukraine Presses UN Security Council Over Deadly Rocket Strike on Children

Ukraine demands international action after nine children are killed in what it calls a deliberate Russian attack on a playground in Krywyj Rih.

Ukraine has convened an emergency UN Security Council session following a Russian rocket strike in Krywyj Rih that killed 20 people, including nine children—the highest child death toll in a single attack since 2022.
Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of deliberately using cluster munitions to target civilians, including a playground, to maximize casualties.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha has called for a global response to what he describes as Russian atrocities and urged Russia to agree to a comprehensive ceasefire proposal supported by the US.
Russia denies targeting civilians, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskow claiming the strike was a high-precision attack on a military target, despite Ukrainian-released images showing no evidence of military infrastructure at the site.
The attack is part of a broader escalation of strikes on civilian areas, with Ukraine reporting an increase in assaults on residential buildings despite Russia's claims of limiting attacks to energy facilities.