““We categorically condemn the shelling of the transport labeled with the Red Cross of Humanitarian Employees. Such actions are a direct violation of international humanitarian law ””, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
It is reported that the incident happened the day before. “A car of the Ukrainian Red Cross hit the drone. The vehicle that was clearly marked by the symbols of the Red Cross is seriously damaged. The car contained two employees of the Kherson Regional Organization of the Ukrainian Red Cross, who returned after the information session on a mine danger, ”the message reads.
According to the organization, despite the damage to the car, the Red Cross staff were able to reach the nearest city hospital, where both were assisted by both victims.
“According to the Kherson Ova, on September 15, the army of the Russian Federation fired at the settlements of Kherson and Beryslav districts, using artillery, mortars and drones. We categorically condemn the shelling of transport labeled with the emblem of the Red Cross of Humanitarian Employees. Such actions are a direct violation of international humanitarian law, ”the message reads.
Russian military regularly from various weapons – UAVs, missiles, booths, RSSUs – attacked Ukrainian regions.
The Russian leadership denies that during a full -scale war, the Russian army causes purposeful strikes in the civilian infrastructure of cities and villages of Ukraine, killing civilian populations and destroying hospitals, schools, kindergartens, energy and water supply.
Ukrainian authorities and international organizations qualify these strikes as war crimes of the Russian Federation and emphasize that they are purposeful.