Russia bombed kyiv during its visit to Ukraine and “insulted” the UN

Kiev.- According to the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv was the target of a Russian bombing on Thursday during the visit of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in which at least three people were injured.

AFP reporters saw the first Russian attack on kyiv since mid-April, when a building caught fire in the bombed area.

The bombings “say a lot about the Russian leadership’s attempts to humiliate the UN and all that this organization stands for,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky said in a telegram video.

The president pointed out that “five missiles” had fallen on the city after a meeting with Guterres.

“This requires a powerful reaction of the same intensity,” he added.

A UN spokesman said Guterres and his entourage were “shocked” by the proximity of the Russian bombing, but all were “safe”.

“In the afternoon, the enemy opened fire on kyiv. Two attacks in the Shevshenkovsky district,” said Mayor Vitali Klitschko, noting that the first reports were “three people hospitalized”.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba denounced it as “a barbaric act” and pointed out that the bombings were carried out by ship missiles.

Miguio Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky, took to Twitter to criticize the “missile strikes on the center of Q” during the official visit of Antonio Guterres.

“Yesterday, [Guterres] He was sitting at a large table in the Kremlin, and today, there are explosions above his head, “he said paradoxically, referring to Guterres’ visit to Moscow earlier this week, where he was welcomed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“This is a testament to the rapid victory over Russia and the need for the entire civilized world to unite around Ukraine. We must act quickly. More weapons, more humanitarian efforts, more aid,” he said. , Andrii Earm.

UN He called on Russia to seize Russia’s veto rights at the Security Council.

UN The Secretary-General arrived in Ukraine on Thursday, where he plans to leave for Pucha and Irfin, Kyiv.

Ukrainians accuse Russian forces of committing crimes against civilians in those cities.

Guterres met with the President of Ukraine and acknowledged that the Security Council had “failed” to end the war that began with the Russian invasion on February 24.

On Tuesday, Guterres also met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.