UN urges immediate de-escalation of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine after deadly strikes in Kyiv, Russian border region January 2, 2024 By Agence France-Presse ‘Alarming escalation of hostilities … in Ukraine and Russia. International humanitarian law prohibits indiscriminate attacks and attacks against civilian objects,’ the office of UN rights chief Volker Turk said on X. Source: UN urges immediate de-escalation of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine after deadly strikes in Kyiv, Russian border region Updated: January 2, 2024 at 9:42 pm Tags: Russia, Ukraine, UN ◀ Japanese prime minister offers condolences after plane disaster kills five people Claudine Gay resigns as Harvard University president ▶