100 days have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. If the scale of the destruction is “surrendering to belief”, according to the Red Cross, neither Russia nor Ukraine is unlikely to give up.
Success will be ours, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in one of his patriotic video messages released on the 100th day of the war. In particular accompanied by his Prime Minister, Denys Chmygal, and the party leader, David Arakhamia, he shot himself for the occasion in front of the presidential administration building in kyiv, at the same place the day after the Admission of Russian forces. in Ukraine on February 25.
” We will be defending Ukraine for 100 days. Success will be ours. Glory to Ukraine. “
We will liberate our territory from the Russian barbarians who invaded itdeclared the mayor of kyiv, Vitali Klitschko in the Telegram, also determined to continue the fighting. Yes, it will be difficult. But I am convinced that we can pass this test with dignity. Because it is a war of evil against good. And goodness and justice will prevail.
For its part, Russia, through a Kremlin spokesman, has confirmed that it will continue its operation in Ukraine until all his goals are achieved.
One of the main objectives of the operation is to protect the people of the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Lugansk People’s Republicsaid Dmitry Peskov. Steps have been taken to ensure their protection and some results have been achieved.
In particular, territories was freed from the pro-Nazi Ukrainian Armed Forceshe said, reiterating one of Russia’s justifications for the invasion of Ukraine.
” We provided an opportunity for people to begin to establish a peaceful life. This work will continue until all the objectives of the special military operation are achieved. “
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the West must prepare a war of attrition sa long -term.
The war in Ukraine there is and no one winsfor his part was judged on Friday the coordinator ofUN in the country, Amin Awad.
The extent of damage contrary to understanding
On the ground, the lives of Ukrainian citizens do not seem peaceful. The situation is such that the extent of destruction contrary to understandingaccording to a Red Cross statement released on Friday. It would be difficult to increase the value of this war on civilians over the past 100 days.said its general manager Robert Mardini.
” Homes, schools, hospitals were destroyed and civilians were suffering in horrific conflict, their lives and families were shattered. “
Thousands of people live in the grief of not knowing what happened to their loved onesHe added.
The Red Cross also took the opportunity to ask both sides to give it access to prisoners of war. We visited some prisoners, but not all. And that’s not enough. The rights of prisoners of war and the assistance that the Red Cross could provide them were protected by one of the four Geneva Conventions adopted after World War II.
Nearly 12 million Ukrainians have been displaced since the fighting began, according to Volodymyr Zelensky, of which more than 5 million, especially women and children, have left the country. According to figures from the United Nations Refugee Agency, approximately 6.6 million people have fled Ukraine, but 2.1 million of them have returned.
According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, 9,094 civilians were recorded as casualties, including 4,169 who died. The actual number could rise significantly as reported casualties are confirmed. Tens of millions of people are at potential risk of deathcan we read on the UN website.
The fighting continues in the east of the country
Russian forces continued their attack on the city of Severodonetsk, the administrative capital of the Lugansk region, which is now at 80%. The Ukrainian authorities claim that the battle continues in the city center Friday.
We are resistant and handle every meter of the Lugansk regiondeclared its governor, Sergei Gaïdaï, while denouncing the destruction by the Russians of 400 km of roads, 33 hospitals, 237 clinics, nearly 70 schools and 50 kindergartens.
Russian forces are also heavily bombing the Donetsk region, including Sloviansk, about 80 km west of Sievierodonetsk.
Since the aggression began, Russian troops have controlled parts of southern Ukraine – mostly Kherson and parts of Zaporizhia.
However, Ukrainian forces are again on the offensive. In the south, fighting around Mykolaiv and Kherson shows that these positions are now disputed.said Mathieu Boulègue, expert at the British think tank Chatham House.
Around Mykolaiv, near Odessa, Russian bombings overnight left at least one dead and one wounded, according to the Ukrainian presidency.
According to the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukrainian counter-offensives in the northwestern Kherson region have pushed Russian forces to the east bank of the Ihulets River and are likely to continue to obstruct Russian communication lines along the highway..
Source: Radio-Canada
