{"id":86913,"date":"2026-07-27T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/security-council-live-briefing-on-ukraine-as-deadly-russian-strikes-hit-cities-and-ports\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T12:00:00","slug":"security-council-live-briefing-on-ukraine-as-deadly-russian-strikes-hit-cities-and-ports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=86913","title":{"rendered":"Security Council LIVE: Briefing on Ukraine as deadly Russian strikes hit cities and ports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152441750 BCX8\">The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152441750 BCX8\">UN Security Council<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW152441750 BCX8\"> met on Monday at Ukraine\u2019s request, following recent large-scale Russian attacks on Kyiv and elsewhere. At least one civilian was killed and more than a dozen wounded in an overnight strike on the capital on 19 July that also damaged homes and civilian infrastructure. Ukrainian authorities described it as one of the largest and most intense attacks since the invasion began. 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