Diplomatic sources revealed to Al-Jazeera that Russia objected to the issuance of a UN Security Council press statement confirming the need to end the attack on Marib and condemning the escalation there, as the Houthis are trying to control the last strongholds of the Yemeni government in the north of the country, and for its part, the United Nations confirmed that the war in Yemen has returned in full force, with The outbreak of fighting on several fronts at the present time.

Moscow considered the text drafted by Britain to be unbalanced with regard to the Houthis, according to diplomatic sources who expected that negotiations on the draft press release would be revived by Britain on Wednesday.

Details of the content of the project, submitted by London, were not clear.

At the end of last month, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution condemning the ongoing battles in Marib.

And for a little over a year ago, the Houthis, who are accused of receiving support from Iran, have been trying to control the oil-rich province of Ma'rib, in order to put their hands on the entire north of Yemen.

After a period of calm, on February 8, the Houthis resumed their attack on government forces backed by a Saudi-led military coalition.

The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, said yesterday at a Security Council session, "The attack by the Ansar Allah group (Houthis) on the Marib Governorate continues, which endangers civilians, including an estimated one million displaced persons. The fighting forces on both sides have suffered heavy losses. In this unnecessary battle. "

A Yemeni army tank in one of the fighting areas with the Houthis in the Ma'rib Governorate (Al-Jazeera)

Fronts of war

Griffiths added, in a briefing to the 15 members of the Security Council, that the war in Yemen has returned in full force, in addition to the battles raging in Marib, the UN official mentioned that other fighting fronts had been opened, including Hajjah, Taiz and Hodeidah.

During the Security Council session yesterday, the US representative to the United Nations, Linda Thomas Greenfield, said, "Death and violence must stop. We call on the Houthis to accept an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire across the country and stop all attacks."

The US State Department said yesterday that the US special envoy to Yemen, Timothy Lenderking, is working with the UN special envoy Griffiths and regional countries to reach a ceasefire in Yemen, and added that Lenderking will return to the region if the Houthis are ready to negotiate, noting that Washington welcomes the Houthis joining the path of peace and diplomacy.

On the field level, a local source said that two civilians were killed, and 7 wounded, as a result of the fall of a ballistic missile fired by the Houthis on a popular market in the city of Marib.

He added that the missile fell in a sheep market in the east of the city yesterday afternoon, and that a number of the wounded were seriously injured.

The sources indicated that one of the injured, an Ethiopian immigrant, was in the market at the moment of the missile.

Saudi government

On the other hand, the Saudi Cabinet stressed yesterday the importance of extending the arms embargo on Iran, as it continues to supply what it called "the terrorist Houthi militia with advanced weapons and drones that are used to terrorize Yemenis and target civilians in the Kingdom."

In a video session, the council expressed the Kingdom's support for the efforts of the UN envoy to Yemen to reach a comprehensive ceasefire and start a comprehensive political process according to the three references represented by the outcomes of the national dialogue that brought together all Yemeni parties, Security Council Resolution 2216, and the Gulf initiative.