The Security Council meets in an emergency session at 3:00 p.m. to address the escalating conflict in Ukraine. The open briefing follows a formal request from kyiv citing increased Russian aerial bombardment, including devastating strikes on the city of Dnipro. Ukraine has reported that more than 5,000 drones and missiles were launched between late March and mid-April, killing dozens of civilians and wounding hundreds more. Continue full meeting coverage down and UN News app users can still here.