Speech Brief
UK Government says Russia must cease attacks and withdraw
Key points
- UK Government reports record-setting Russian missile and drone attacks
- UK Government calls for Russian withdrawal and return to international law, respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty
TL;DR
- UK Government reports record-setting attacks: 282 missiles last month (including 132 ballistic or hypersonic); 430 drones and 64 missiles launched on 13–14 March.
- UK Government notes a reported drone strike on the Bernardine Monastery in Lviv, a UNESCO Heritage Site, and says attacks have dire humanitarian consequences.
- UK Government states Russian attacks have killed at least 450 civilians and injured over 2,180 this year; since the full-scale invasion over 15,400 civilians killed and over 42,800 injured, and calls for Russia to withdraw forces and comply with international law.
Original text
Thank you Madam Chair. At the last Closing Session of the Forum, under the Finnish Chair, we called on Russia to end its escalating pattern of attacks on Ukraine during winter and to engage with negotiations in good faith. Unfortunately, as we have done each week at this Forum since February 2022, we have continued to document Russia’s intensifying pace of attacks. Last month, Russia fired 282 missiles - a new record...
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- Drones
- Bernardine Monastery
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