Six UN Security Council countries, as well as Ukraine, issued a joint statement strongly condemning Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities, including the Kremenchuk shopping center, and expressed full support for the Ukrainian people.
Source: The UN Security Council
“We, members of the Security Council, namely France, Ireland, Norway, United Kingdom, United States, and Albania, joined by Ukraine, reiterate our full support for the independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.”
At the same time, the countries condemned the intensification of Russian missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine, aimed at residential neighbourhoods and civilian infrastructure, in the period 25-27 June 2022.
“We condemn in the strongest terms the killing of civilians as a result of these missile attacks, in particular the attack that hit a crowded shopping center in Kremenchuk, Poltava region of Ukraine. This strike was a blatant attack on civilian infrastructure and civilian population.”
They called it a violation of international humanitarian law and called for the implementation of the Geneva Convention of 1949.
“We demand an immediate cessation of the hostilities by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, of all attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, and the full and immediate withdrawal of the Russian forces and military equipment from within Ukraine’s internationally recognized borders and territorial waters.”
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