English transcript

I am deeply concerned by a recent announcement by the Russian Federation to launch consistent

and systemic strides against Ukrainian defence enterprises in Kyiv, as well as against decision-making

centres and command posts, following reports of an Ukrainian drone attack on a college,

building and dormitory in the Ukrainian city of Starobilsk, presently occupied by the Russian

Federation. On Friday, we condemned the attack on the school, as we condemn all attacks

on civilians and civilian infrastructure wherever they occur. But now more than ever, it is

imperative to avoid any escalation of a conflict that has already exacted a devastating toll

on civilians, and that risks making the search for peace even more distant, prolonging the

suffering of people.