The Ukrainian capital Kyiv was the target of attacks on Thursday night (28th). AFP correspondents saw the floor of a burning building, broken windows, a heavy police presence and rescue teams.
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Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed that there had been two attacks in one of the capital’s districts.
2 of 2 A man in uniform near downtown Kyiv on April 28, 2022 — Photo: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
A man in uniform near downtown Kyiv on April 28, 2022 — Photo: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
The blasts occurred on the same day as UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres’ visit.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba condemned the attacks as an “act of barbarism” and said they were carried out with cruise missiles.
“Missile attacks in central Kyiv during António Guterres’ official visit,” wrote Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Twitter.
“Yesterday, [Guterres] sat at a huge table in the Kremlin. There are explosions over your head today,” Podolyak joked, referring to Guterres’ visit to Moscow on Tuesday, where he was received by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“This is proof that we need a speedy victory over Russia and that the entire civilized world needs to unite around Ukraine. We need to act quickly. More weapons, more humanitarian efforts, more aid,” the head of the presidential administration demanded. Andriy Yermak.
In addition, Yermak called for Russia to withdraw its right of veto in the UN Security Council.
These bombings “say a lot about the efforts of Russian leaders to humiliate the UN and everything that organization stands for,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a video published on Telegram.
Guterres and his entourage were “shaken” by the proximity of the Russian bombing raids, although everyone was “safe,” a UN spokesman said.
“It’s a war zone, but it’s shocking that this happened close to where we are,” spokesman Saviano Abreu said, without specifying how far the delegation was from the Russian missile impact sites.
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“The Security Council has failed to do everything possible to prevent and end this war,” Guterres said alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling the failure a “source of great disappointment, frustration and anger.”
Guterres and his entourage felt shaken by the proximity of the Russian bombing raids, although everyone is safe, a UN spokesman said.
“It’s a war zone, but it’s shocking that this happened close to where we are,” spokesman Saviano Abreu said, without specifying how far the delegation was from the Russian missile impact sites.