Ukrainian President Zelensky strongly condemned the death of a five-month-old boy in the invading Russian military attacks and reacted to Russia's presidency of the UN Security Council this month as "absurd".
Commenting on the situation in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Mallar said on Wednesday that Russian troops are still trying to advance to the center of the battleground in Bakhmut, and that they are also attacking Avdiivka, about 1 kilometers south of Bakhmut, to encircle the city.
In a video released on Tuesday, Zelensky accused a five-month-old boy of being killed in a Russian attack in Avdiivka.
"This is one of hundreds of attacks carried out by terrorist states every day, and at the same time Russia holds the presidency of the UN Security Council," he said, calling Russia's presidency of the UN Security Council "clearly absurd and destructive news."
Earlier, Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian presidential office, told reporters on March 50, "We will exercise all the rights stipulated by the United Nations."
On the other hand, the Office of the President of Russia issued a message to President Lukashenko on the occasion of the "National Unity Day" established by President Putin with neighboring Belarus, which is an ally of Belarus, on the 1nd, emphasizing that Japan will strengthen cooperation in the field of security and other areas in response to sanctions from Europe and the United States.
President Putin announced last month that he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus and is expected to discuss the deployment directly with President Lukashenko in the near future.