The Latest Breaking News from Saviano Abreu

Russians gone from Ukraine village, fear and hardship remain

It has been over 11 weeks since Ukrainian forces wrested back part of Kherson province from Russian occupation

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2023

Donors race to get generators, other aid to hard-hit Ukraine

When Russian forces launched a military campaign against infrastructure in Ukraine, they opened a front that carried the war along power lines and water mains to homes, schools, hospitals and Ukrainian livelihoods

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

Thousands trapped in Severodonetsk with diminishing supplies, says UN

The UN has said that thousands of civilians are trapped in Severodonetsk with a diminishing supply of clean water, sanitation and electricity.

Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: ‘Safe passage operation’ starts in Mariupol

UN confirms ‘safe passage operation’ is under way at the Azovstal steel plant to rescue civilians trapped by fighting.

Al Jazeera · May 1, 2022

Why Russia's rocket attack on Kyiv is seen as an insult to the U.N.

"It is a war zone, but it is shocking that it happened close to us," Saviano Abreu, a spokesman for the U.N.'s humanitarian office, was quoted as saying. The attack killed one person: a journalist.

WEKU · Apr 29, 2022