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US Secretary of State
Antony Blinken said
Thursday that Russia's attacks on civilians in Ukraine constitute
"war crimes."
"
Intentionally targeting civilians is a war crime. After all the destruction in recent weeks, it is hard for me to conclude that the Russians are doing the opposite," Blinken said during a news conference, clarifying that the legal process for an indictment was still ongoing.
A statement also shared by the High Representative for Foreign Policy of the European Union, Josep Borell, who condemned this Thursday the continued attacks by the Russian armed forces and "their representatives"
against the population and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine,
as well as the site from the city of
Mariupol.
In a statement, Borrell recalled that a theater in this city was heavily bombed on Wednesday despite the fact that it was known and clearly indicated that it
had served as a refuge
for civilians, including children, as well as that the organization Humans Rights Watch has reported three
attacks separated with cluster bombs
in the city of Mikolaiv
.
"Such deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure
are shameful, reprehensible and totally unacceptable.
They constitute serious violations of international humanitarian law," said Borrell.
The EU once again called on Moscow to "establish
unhindered humanitarian access"
to Ukraine and stressed that Russia has no right to use force unilaterally on a third country, for which it "bears full responsibility" for this military aggression. and the destruction and loss of life it is causing.
Accountability
"The perpetrators of these
grave violations and war crimes
, as well as responsible government officials and military leaders, will be held accountable," Borrell added.
The head of community diplomacy added that, as ordered on Wednesday by the International Court of Justice in The Hague, "Russia must
cease all its military actions
and withdraw all its forces and military equipment from the territory of Ukraine immediately and unconditionally." , as well as "respect the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine within internationally recognized borders."
According to data published yesterday by the UN,
at least 726 civilians have died and 1,174 have been injured
in the first 20 days of war in Ukraine, although the real figure could be higher since these figures only reflect verified cases.
Among the deceased there are at least
104 women and 52 children,
while in the balance of injured there have been at least 77 women and 63 minors.
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