This Thursday (28), the 64th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian bombings continued to take place in the capital, Kiev, even during the visit of the UN delegation, including Secretary General António Guterres.
“This is a war zone, but it is shocking that this is happening near where we are,” spokesman Saviano Abreu told AFP. According to the news agency, the entourage was stunned by the attacks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that five missiles fell on the city after the organ representatives’ visit.
War in the 21st century is nonsense. War is evil. There is no way war is acceptable in the 21st century.”
António Guterres, UN Secretary General
This was Guterres’ first visit to Ukraine since the start of the conflict on February 24. He was in Russia two days ago, where he tried to negotiate with President Vladimir Putin to end the war. During the trip, the Secretary-General stated that the UN was working to evacuate civilians from Mariupol, a port city besieged by the Russians.
Russia’s War in Ukraine Enters Its 64th Day; see pictures
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Mariupol
Ukrainian authorities reported today that the Russians carried out more than 50 bomb attacks on Mariupol. The Azov Battalion condemned the use of “large amounts of phosphorus bombs” in the region.
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Iryna Venicetova said she has identified more than 8,000 war crimes committed by Russia since the invasion.
The city’s City Council reported today that nearly 100,000 residents are in a state of moral hazard “not only because of the bombings, but also because of unbearable and unsanitary living conditions.”
Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko called for the city to be completely evacuated.
“The invaders are unable to provide food, water and medicine to the existing population. Or they are not interested. They block all evacuation attempts. Without this, people will die. After all, living conditions are now medieval,” he said. Note.
According to Ukrainian officials, the attack on a field hospital in the steel plant Azovstal, where resistance against Russian soldiers was intensifying, left “dead and wounded” – figures not disclosed;
Also recorded this Thursday:
- airstrikes reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense that hit 67 Ukrainian facilities and killed more than 300 soldiers;
- airstrike on Zaporizhzhia, three injured (including a child);
- According to the British Ministry of Defense, about 20 Russian Navy ships in the Black Sea;
- According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, six Russian attacks were repelled in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions;
- At least 3 million Ukrainian refugees have been accepted by Poland since the beginning of the conflict.
With information from AFP, ANSA, Reuters and RFI
source: Noticias
