UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's office issued a statement saying he strongly condemns pro-Russian rebels' rocket attack on the city of Mariupol. Photo: Bloomberg
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's office issued a statement saying he strongly condemns pro-Russian rebels' rocket attack on the city of Mariupol. Photo: Bloomberg

Russia blocks UN statement on Ukraine as fighting escalates

Security Council would have criticised a pro-Moscow rebel leader and the recent attacks

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's office issued a statement saying he strongly condemns pro-Russian rebels' rocket attack on the city of Mariupol. Photo: Bloomberg
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's office issued a statement saying he strongly condemns pro-Russian rebels' rocket attack on the city of Mariupol. Photo: Bloomberg
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