Russia confirmed on Friday that it had launched a “high-precision” attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, the previous day, during a visit by the UN Secretary-General. Antonio Guterres.
The producer and journalist of the radio station funded by the United States Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty died in the attack after his house was hit by a missile.
Russia’s Defense Ministry says it has launched a “high-precision long-range” air strike on the Artiom missile and space agency’s workshops in Kiev.
The first shelling of the capital since mid-April came after Guterres Pucha and other cities on the outskirts of Kiev.
“It’s a war zone, but it’s shocking that it happened so close to where we were,” said Saviano Abrew, a UN spokesman with Guterres.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky condemned the attack as an attempt to “humiliate the UN and all that this organization stands for.”
Germany has criticized the attack as inhumane, saying it shows the Russian president’s attack. Vladimir Putin He has no respect for international law.
AFP reporters saw a building on fire in a residential area of Kiev and black smoke billowing out of broken windows.
“I heard the sound of two rockets and two explosions. It was similar to the sound of an airplane flying, then two explosions three or four seconds apart,” 34-year-old Alexander Stroganov told AFP.
More than 8,000 have been charged with war crimes
The UN Secretary-General condemned the attack as “evil” and, after visiting Pucha, asked Moscow to “cooperate” with the International Criminal Court to “establish responsibility” for the crimes committed against civilians in the city.
Ukraine’s attorney general Irina Venedikova told Deutsche Welle that “more than 8,000 war crimes” have been identified.
He noted that investigations were ongoing against 10 Russian soldiers suspected of committing atrocities in Pucha, where dozens of bodies in civilian clothes were found after troops withdrew from Moscow.
According to Venedikova, the facts under investigation include “civil killings, bombing and torture of civilian infrastructure,” as well as “reported sex crimes” in the occupied territory of Ukraine.
In the hours leading up to the bombing of Gavil, US President Joe Biden called on Congress to provide $ 33 billion in additional assistance to support Ukraine’s against Russian “atrocities and aggression.”
“This struggle is not cheap. But submission to aggression will be very costly if we allow it, “Biden warned.
He dismissed claims by Russian officials that Moscow was fighting the whole West.
“We are not attacking Russia. We are helping Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression, “said Biden.
Speaking anonymously, a senior US official said the package, which Biden seeks to implement, aims to support the Ukrainian government and military until early October.
After weeks of conflict over the failure of Russian troops to capture the Ukrainian capital, Moscow’s efforts are now focused on making significant progress in the east and establishing control of the south around the port of Mariupol.
Blast at Mariupol
Ukrainian officials have indicated on Friday that they plan to evacuate civilians trapped in the Azovstal plant besieged by Russian forces in Mariupol.
Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, including dozens of children, are being housed at the plant.
From there, the Ukrainian Azov battalion Telegram pointed out that the bombing was a military field hospital located on the industrial premises.
The operating room collapsed and the soldiers being treated were killed or injured, without providing balance, he added.
Meanwhile, Kiev admitted that Russian forces had captured several cities in the eastern Donbass region.
The first phase of the invasion, launched by Russia on February 24, failed to capture Kiev or overthrow the Ukrainian government, despite fierce opposition backed by weapons sent by Western powers to Ukraine.
Now the Russian campaign is focused on capturing territories east and south of Ukraine, and using long-range missiles against parts of the west and center of the country.
Biden said the United States would send 10 anti-tank weapons to each Russian tank, but Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Olechuk said the country’s anti-aircraft system could not carry out bombings at high altitudes.
“We need medium- and long-range anti-aircraft systems and modern warplanes,” he said.
So far, the conflict has forced 5.4 million Ukrainians to flee their country and more than 7.7 million have fled their homes without crossing the border, according to UN estimates, by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) 514. Million dollars.
“We have only one hope: to be able to return home,” said Galina Botnia, a retiree in the southern city of Zaporizhia.
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