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Mr. Indrika Ratwatte, Acting ASG for Humanitarian Affairs, on behalf of Mr. Tom Fletcher, USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator – Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, 8 June 2026
By UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs at ReliefWeb
· June 8, 2026
· 4 min read
. New York, 8 June 2026 Mr. President, Building on the political and security developments outlined by my colleague from the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs [Under Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo], allow me to highlight the humanitarian realities we are seeing across Ukraine. Th
Key takeaway Between last Friday and the early hours of today, at least 30 civilians were reported killed and over 200 injured across Ukraine.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 8, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 4 min
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