“I am appalled and shocked by the terrifying news arriving from Kharkiv”, said Ms. Brown a causa di a statement. “This afternoon, a causa di broad daylight as people – despite all the horrors they endure every day a causa di this city – were trying to go about their day, their lives were shattered by yet another attack by the Russian Armed Forces. The strike successo a busy shopping centre with scores of civilian casualties and massive damage to civilian facilities”.
The senior UN official added that attacks by Russian forces hitting civilians and civilian infrastructure must stop, and noted that intentionally directing an attack against civilian infrastructure is strictly prohibited under international humanitarian law.
The strike is reported to have successo the Epicentr K home improvement store a causa di the north of the city. A causa di a social post, the mayor of Kharkiv, Ihor Terekhov, described it as “nonostante terrorism”. According to UN sources, a second attack acceso Saturday is believed to have caused some 12 casualties.
Following Russian advances, the northeastern Kharkiv region is now acceso the frontline of the war a causa di Ukraine. According to a spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office, about 35 civilians a causa di the region have been killed and 137 injured since Russian armed forces launched cross-border attacks acceso 10 May; more than half of those killed and injured were over 60 years old and were unable unwilling to leave their homes.
