“There is no place for Russia in the UN Human Rights Council,” Kuleba wrote on Twitter. “Ukraine will use all available UN mechanisms to gather information and hold Russian war criminals accountable.” Videos and photos of streets in Bucha filled with civilian bodies, some with their hands tied behind their backs, have sparked global outrage, calls for tougher sanctions and Russia’s suspension of the UN Human Rights Council’s premiere. Rights. According to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova, the bodies of 410 civilians have been removed from cities in the Kiev region recently recaptured by Russian forces. Associated Press reporters reported seeing the bodies of at least 21 people in various locations around Buha, northwest of the capital.
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS: UNITED NATIONS – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the UN Security Council for the first time at a meeting on Tuesday that is set to focus on what appear to be deliberate killings in the city of Bucha on the outskirts of the capital Kiev. The revelation after the withdrawal of Russian troops has sparked global outrage and strong denials from the Russian government. The United Kingdom, which holds the presidency of the Council this month, announced late Monday that the Ukrainian leader would address the open session. Videos and photos of streets in Bucha filled with civilian bodies, some with their hands tied behind their backs, have sparked global outrage, calls for tougher sanctions and Russia’s suspension of the UN Human Rights Council’s premiere. Rights. According to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova, the bodies of 410 civilians have been removed from cities in the Kiev region recently recaptured by Russian forces. Associated Press reporters reported seeing the bodies of at least 21 people in various locations around Buha, northwest of the capital. – PARIS – The French Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that France had decided to deport “many” Russian diplomats, saying “their activities were contrary to our security interests”. The announcement came hours after Germany announced it was deporting 40 diplomats and Lithuania said it had deported the Russian ambassador and would recall its envoy to Moscow. The number of those deported from France was not immediately given. The German news agency dpa quoted German Interior Minister Nancy Pfizer as saying that the deported diplomats were “those we attribute to the Russian intelligence services”. Faeser says that “we will not allow this criminal war of aggression to be waged as an information war in Germany.” UNITED NATIONS – Britain’s ambassador to the United Nations says a pre-arranged UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday is set to focus “on going ahead and focusing” on the killing of large numbers of civilians in Ukraine. Some of the dead were found with their hands tied behind their backs when Russian troops left the Ukrainian city of Bukha on the outskirts of the capital Kiev. The United Kingdom holds the rotating presidency of the Council in April, and Ambassador Barbara Woodward said that Britain did not accept Russia’s request for a meeting on the situation in Bucha on Monday because “we did not see any good reason to hold two meetings back in back. Ukraine.” He told reporters that the Security Council would be briefed on Tuesday by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Martin Griffiths and UN Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo. “The images we saw coming out of Bucha over the weekend were painful, horrific, possible evidence of war crimes and possibly genocide,” Woodward said.
MOSCOW – Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says the country does not feel any impact from the expulsion of its diplomats from various European countries and suggests that Russia will respond the same. Medvedev was president of Russia from 2008 to 2012 and is now vice president of the Security Council under President Vladimir Putin. Writing in the Telegram messaging app, Medvedev says that “everyone knows the answer: it will be symmetrical and destructive to bilateral relations.” His comments came after Germany deported 40 Russian diplomats on Monday and Lithuania deported the Russian ambassador and said it would recall its envoy to Moscow. France also announced on Monday that it would deport “many” Russian diplomats.
LVIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says more than 1,550 civilians were evacuated Monday from the besieged port of Mariupol in southeastern Ukraine. Vereshchuk said a total of 2,405 people had been evacuated along a humanitarian corridor route from Mariupol to the Ukrainian-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia, with 1,553 of them coming from Mariupol itself and the rest from other locations in the hotly contested area. . He said people had used the reduced number of private vehicles left in the area to get out of Mariupol and that a convoy of seven buses sent for help had been unable to enter the city to pick up people. Mariupol, in the Sea of Azov, is a key Russian military target that has faced horrific bombing. Verestsuk added that another 971 people had been evacuated from five locations in the eastern Luhansk region, where Russia is now focusing much of its military efforts. He accused Russia of “systematically violating” a local ceasefire designed to facilitate evacuations there.
LVIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian Attorney General Iryna Venediktova told Ukrainian television today that a “similar humanitarian situation” with Bucha existed in other parts of the country where Russian forces had recently left, such as the areas around the northern cities of Sumy and Chernihiv. . Ukrainian authorities say the bodies of at least 410 civilians have been found in areas outside the Ukrainian capital, including Bucha, following the withdrawal of Russian troops last week, many with their hands tied, wounds from close-range gunfire and signs of torture. He also said that the situation in Borodyanka, which is further away from Kyiv and was also held by Russian forces until recently, could be even worse. Venediktova did not specify what exactly happened to Borodyanka, but said “the worst situation for the victims” is there.
BUCHAREST, Romania – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the Romanian parliament Monday night in a video call in which the leader said that if Ukraine had not defended itself, Russia would have committed atrocities like that of Bo. Ukraine “. Zelensky, who visited the city of Bukha on Monday to watch the alleged crimes of Russian forces against Ukrainian civilians, shared a bleak video during his speech showing areas full of corpses. Butsa’s assassination – which Zelensky described as “genocide” – has become the focus of global outrage against Russia. “The army tortured people and we have every reason to believe that there are many more people killed,” Zelensky said. “Much more than we know now.” The Ukrainian leader also called for tougher sanctions, saying “Russia must be deprived of all resources, especially financial ones” and said that the fate of the region would be decided by the outcome of the war in Ukraine. Ahead of the Ukrainian leader’s speech, the Speaker of the Romanian House of Representatives, Marcel Ciolacu, said that in recent days “they have shown us horrible images that have overwhelmed us and angered us all.” “I support a swift investigation by the International Criminal Court,” Ciolacu said.
KIEV, Ukraine – The Ukrainian government says 18 journalists have been killed in the country since the Russian-led invasion began on February 24. The Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and Information said in a statement on social media on Monday that each of the deaths and other crimes against members of the media would be investigated. The ministry added that another 13 journalists were injured, eight were abducted or taken prisoner, and three journalists are still missing. He said several crimes had been committed against journalists from 11 countries, including Ukraine.
LVIV, Ukraine – The governor of Ukraine’s northern Sumy region says Russian forces no longer control any settlement in the area after their withdrawal, although some small groups of Russian troops remain. The town of Sumy, near the border with Russia, was besieged by Russian troops when the invasion began in February as other Russian forces joined forces to attack the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, from the northeast. Russia began withdrawing troops from the area around Kyiv last week and says it is now focusing its efforts on fighting in eastern Ukraine. Sumy Governor Dmytro Zhyvystskyy told Ukrainian television that “there are currently no occupied settlements” and that the invading forces had withdrawn across the border into Russia with their vehicles and artillery. However, he added, “there are still individual units and small groups of Russian troops and they are now being captured” by the Ukrainian army and local Territorial Defense volunteers. “Cleaning is being done all over the area,” he said.
