Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha: "It’s a freezing morning in Ukraine with extreme cold temperatures below -15°C. And this is exactly why Russia attacked Ukraine overnight using over 300 drones, 18 ballistic and 7 cruise missiles, targeting energy to deprive people of power, water, and heating.  

Russia is deliberately trying to inflict conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction of the Ukrainian people—which falls exactly under the definition of Article II (c) of the Genocide Convention. 

Four people were killed in Russian attack against an ordinary civilian post terminal in the Kharkiv region. Many more were injured across the country. Hundreds of thousands of people are without power only in the Kyiv region.  

There must be no illusions about what Russia is trying to achieve. And therefore, no pauses in support for Ukraine and pressure on Moscow to force it to end its genocidal war. 

Cynically, Russia undertook this attack right when the emergency UN Security Council meeting in New York focused on its previous barbaric attacks against civilians in Ukraine. 

Moscow demonstrates complete disregard not only for the UN Charter but also for peace efforts led by the United States. We need concrete steps to increase the cost of war for the aggressor."