The city of Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine recorded bomb attacks for hours in a row this Friday (5). According to the head of the regional administration, Vitaly Kim, “there are at least 10 dead and injured, including one child”.
“The affected area is very large. Private houses and buildings have been affected. There are fires and significant destructions,” the head of the District Council, Hanna Zamazeyeva, told “ExpresoTV”.
The head of the regional military administration, Vitaly Kim, told the “Unian” portal that a long curfew will be imposed in the city from 23:00 (local time) on Friday. The measure will be in effect until at least 5 am on Monday (8).
During this time, “people are prohibited from staying on the streets and other public places without specially issued certificates or permit cards,” Kim added. In an emergency, people should call the police for escort and roam the streets.
Mykolaiv has always been under Ukrainian control since the start of the war on February 24, but has been under constant Russian attacks ever since. The region is considered strategic by Moscow, and the government of Vladimir Putin has already said it wants to go “beyond Donbass,” a region that includes the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk provinces.
On Friday morning, the city’s mayor, Oleksandr Sienkevych, reported that attacks had been taking place since the early hours of the day and explosions had been heard in several places. There are no reports of any death or injury.
Mykhailo Podolyak, chief adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, angrily opposed a report by Amnesty International accusing Kiev of endangering civilian lives during the Russian-initiated war.
“It’s a shame that an organization like Amnesty International is participating in this propaganda and disinformation campaign of Russia. Ukraine respects the laws of war and international human law. The absolute priority of the armed forces is to protect the life and health of every citizen” said that.
“We see the Russian army regularly bombing residential areas about 500 kilometers from the front and deliberately killing civilians. All Russian war crimes – whether by our investigative teams or international ones – are recorded and will be prosecuted accordingly,” he said. Additional.
“Anyone who acquitted Russia and who artificially believed in an information environment where some terrorist attacks could be justified or understandable would not know how much he helped terrorists,” Zelensky said.
The report, which angered Kiev, was published on Thursday and said Ukrainian forces were “endangering the civilian population by establishing bases and using weapons, too, from settlements, schools and hospitals”.
“These tactics violate international humanitarian law, as they transform civilian targets into military targets. Most of the settlements with Ukrainian soldiers were miles from the front lines and therefore there were alternatives. The Ukrainian army did not fully fulfill its mission” Between April and July, Kharkiv, Donbass and Mykolaiv says the document that collects information in the regions.
*With information from Ansa
source: Noticias
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