Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) defended on Wednesday that the Secretary-General and the Security Council should condemn Russia’s “war crime” of bombing a market in Kostiantynivka, eastern Ukraine, which left 16 dead.
“Ukraine will raise the issue of the latest deadly Russian missile strike that killed at least 16 people, including a child, at a Friday morning UN Security Council meeting convened by Albania, the United States and Ukraine,” he said. . Ukraine’s Representative to the UN, Sergiy Kyslytsya, on Platform X.
According to Kyslytsya, the Security Council and UN Secretary General António Guterres should “condemn this war crime”.
Because Russia is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council, it has veto power over the positions of this body, whose decisions are binding on all UN member states.
At least 16 people were killed this Wednesday in a Russian bombing of a market in the eastern Ukraine town of Kostiantynivka, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Telegram’s digital platform.
“Russian terrorist artillery killed 16 people in the town of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region,” Zelensky wrote, referring to a hit on the market, shops and pharmacy.
Along with the message, the Ukrainian head of state published a video showing the moment of the outbreak and some of its devastating effects on the market.
“A normal market. Shops. A pharmacy. People who have done nothing wrong. Many injured. Unfortunately, the number of dead and injured could increase,” he noted, criticizing those who “still try” to compromise close with Russia.
“That means closing our eyes to this reality,” he added.
Ukraine’s public news agency Ukrinform said at least five people were injured, and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Smyhal has revised that figure to at least 20.
“The enemy reached the central market of Kostiantinivka, in the Donetsk region,” said Ukrinform, citing as a source the Military Administration of that province, which is partly occupied by Russia and through which the front line runs.
On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a military offensive in Ukraine that triggered the worst refugee crisis in Europe since World War II (1939-1945), according to UN data, and claimed a high number of casualties in the past 18 months. not only military but also civilians, impossible to count while the conflict is taking place.
The invasion – justified by Russian President Vladimir Putin, with the need to ‘denazify’ and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by the international community at large, which has responded by sending arms to Ukraine and calling Russia political and economic measures. sanctions.
Source: DN
