The Human Rights Commissioner of the Ukrainian Parliament, Liudmila Denisova, this Saturday condemned the forced deportation of 308 Ukrainian citizens from the besieged city of Mariúpol to Russian territory, particularly to the Vladivostok region.
“Russia forcibly deported Ukrainian citizens from Mariupol to Primorsky Krai, 8,000 kilometers from their homeland”he assured on his Telegram channel.
Denisova explained that according to volunteers, on April 21 a train carrying 308 Ukrainians from Mariupol, including mothers and small children, people with disabilities and students, arrived in the city of Nakhodka, and published photos of the arrival of these displaced people at the station.
“The land of occupation Russia is in flagrant violation of Article 49 of the Geneva Convention for the Protection of Civilians in Time of War, which prohibits the forced resettlement and deportation of persons from occupied territories.the officer warned.
This was indicated by an adviser to the Mariupol City Council Petro Andriushchenko On April 21, the Russians “brought 308 deported residents of Mariúpol to Vladivostok” after assuring that 90 of the 308 were minors.
“People were housed in schools and dormitories. Then it is planned that they will be sent to different places in the Primorsky Krai,” he said.
On the same Saturday your own Andriushchenko previously announced the suspension of plans to evacuate part of Mariupol’s population due to the threat of new clashes.
“We wanted to evacuate about 200 residents, but the Russian army approached them and ordered them to disperse because there would be bombing,” he told the UNIAN agency.
All afternoon Donetsk’s pro-Russian separatists, who are taking part in the siege, claimed the operation was suspended because of “Ukrainian nationalists”.according to the note collected by the TASS agency.
Ukraine, on the other hand, denounced a Russian attack on the Azovstal Steel Works, one of the city’s last defensive bastions, which ultimately thwarted plans for the population to leave the country.
Kyiv estimates that 120,000 people are still trapped in Mariupolwho have endured the siege practically since the beginning of the Russian invasion on February 24th.
This image shows the partially destroyed Mariúpol Drama Theater which was bombed on March 16 – Photo: AFPAt least eight dead in Russian bombing raid on Odessa
from somewhere else At least eight people were killed and 18 injured in Russian airstrikes on the southern Ukrainian port of Odessa on Saturday.according to a new balance sheet announced by Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenskyy.
“At the moment there are eight dead and another 18 or 20 injured,” Zelenskyy said at a press conference in Kyiv, the country’s capital.
According to Zelenskyy, “seven rockets hit Odessa” on Saturday, including one that “hit a residential building” and “two that were shot down.” by the Ukrainian air defense system.
The chief of staff of the Ukrainian presidency had previously reported five deaths.
“Odessa: five Ukrainians killed and 18 wounded. And they’re just the ones we’ve been able to find so far.”The official, Andrii Yermak, said on Telegram.
“It’s likely that the toll is higher,” he added, adding that among the fatalities was “a three-month-old baby.”
The Ukrainian Air Force has highlighted on Facebook that Russian forces have fired a series of missiles from Tu-95 bombers over the Caspian Sea.
Two rockets hit a military facility and two residential buildings. Two others were destroyed by the air defense system, according to the Air Force.
“The only aim of the Russian missile attacks on Odessa is terror”This was announced by the head of Ukrainian diplomacy, Dmytro Kuleba, on Twitter.
Kuleba called for building “a wall between civilization and the barbarians who attack peaceful cities with rockets”.
*With information from Europa Press and AFP
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