Russia Denies Attacking Civilian Facilities... Civilian Casualties Mount in Ukraine

Ukrainian woman screaming in front of a house turned into ruins [Image source=AP Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] Although Russia claims it does not attack civilian facilities in Ukraine, evidence is pouring in showing that civilian facilities such as kindergartens and apartments are being attacked, causing numerous civilian casualties, as reported by foreign media.

According to reports from the US CNN and others on the 25th (local time), the international human rights organization Amnesty stated that Russian forces indiscriminately attacked civilian areas including eastern Donetsk and targeted protected facilities such as hospitals.

Amnesty claimed that 4 civilians were killed and more than 10 were injured in these attacks.

Military facility in southern Ukraine destroyed by Russian attack, emitting smoke [Image source=Yonhap News]

The nursery in Okhtyrka, a city in northeastern Ukraine, was also reported to have been damaged by shelling on the same day.

Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's Foreign Minister, said on Twitter, "Russia's attacks on kindergartens and nurseries are war crimes and violations of the Rome Statute. We are collecting these facts with the Prosecutor General's Office and will immediately send them to The Hague. Accountability is unavoidable."

Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine's Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, stated, "Due to severe shelling of the nursery in the Borzel village of Kyiv, two buildings were damaged, and the lives and health of 51 children are at risk. Among them, 15 are infants, and 3 children are in serious condition."

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