Ms. Gemma Connell, Director, Crisis Response Division, OCHA, 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, 9 October 2026

Country: Ukraine Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Please refer to the attached file. As delivered Madam President, Excellencies, The past 48 hours have brought more death and destruction across Ukraine. Attacks have struck residential areas, public transport and civilian infrastructure across multiple regions. In the city of Pryluky, residential buildings were hit, killing families, including children. In Kyiv and Kremenchuk, homes and apartment buildings were damag