The Russian Defense Ministry said today that its forces hit a military train at the Chaplino railway station. Kyiv says 25 civilians were killed in the Russian strike.
The top United Nations official in Ukraine said today that she was shocked by military strikes that killed children and other civilians yesterday Wednesday in Chaplino, central Ukraine, and called on all parties to abide by international law.
The Russian Defense Ministry said today that its forces hit a military train at the Chaplino railway station. Kyiv says 25 civilians were killed in the Russian strike.
“I am truly shocked by the strikes that killed and injured civilians yesterday near the train station in Chaplino, central Ukraine.” the UN humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, said in a statement.
“Children were killed in this attack and died in places where they expected to be safe, in their homes or traveling with their families.”
Brown said the human toll of the attack is “another example of the level of suffering this war is causing the people of Ukraine.”
He referred to other attacks that also killed civilians, as well as heavy shelling of front-line towns, including Nikopoli and Zelenodolsk, which destroyed homes, schools, shops and pharmacies, and underlined the need to protect civilians.
“All actors, without exception, must respect their obligations under international humanitarian law and ensure at all times that civilians and civilian infrastructure are protected, their homes are preserved and essential services continue to operate,” he said.
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