Security Council LIVE: Cycle of escalating attacks on civilians in Ukraine ‘must end now’

According to UNN, Ukraine requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council following Russian strikes that killed 78 people and injured 215.[2]UN News reports that the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine on Wednesday called for an end to attacks against civilians following further overnight strikes by Russian forces that reportedly killed at least 19 in the Chernihiv Region.[1]In a statement released by OHCHR, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said "at least 85 civilians have been reportedly killed and 346 others injured in Russian strikes"[3] since Monday. He called "the scale and manner of these attacks"[3] "reprehensible."The European Sting, which publishes in association with the UN, reports that the attacks include a strike on two public buses in Kramatorsk on Thursday, that left at least 30 civilians dead, according to local authorities.[4] RTÉ reports that Kramatorsk City Council said there were "absolutely no military targets" in the area.[5]Türk also said he was "deeply concerned by reports of Ukrainian attacks that have killed and wounded civilians in occupied territory and in Russia."[3] The European Sting reports he warned that deliberate attacks on civilians could amount to war crimes and that those responsible must be held to account.[4]According to UN News, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today it received reports of drone incidents earlier this week at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant[1]. UN News also reports that Russia's long-range strikes on electricity substations and power plants have left many parts of Ukraine without power[1].