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War in Ukraine: Mayor of Hostomel killed – He was shot while distributing bread and medicine

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Its mayor Hostomel was shot and was killed while offering aid to civilians, Ukrainian officials say.

The city is close to Kyiv and hosts Hostomel Airport, a key strategic point at the center of fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces.

The city council said that Yuri Prylypko died while distributing bread and medicine to those in need.

Two more men fell dead, the Ruslan Karpenkom and Ivan Zor.

A statement from Hostomel City Council stated that “Died as a hero”adding that it is impossible to have a funeral immediately due to the war.

13 killed in bombings on the outskirts of Kiev

The corpses 13 civilians were pulled out today, from the ruined building of a bakery in Ukrainian Makariv cityin wider area of ​​Kievas reported by the emergency services in an online post.

Five civilians were rescued according to the same post, while a total of about 30 people were estimated to have been at the bakery before the attack.

Earlier, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry stressed that the Russian bombing prevent the evacuation of civilians from Kyiv, Mariupol, Sumy, Kharkiv, Volnovac and Nikolaev.

“This prevents the safe passage of humanitarian corridors for Ukrainians and foreign nationals, as well as the delivery of medicines and food,” she said in a statement.

The ministry called on foreign leaders to force Russia to observe a ceasefire to prevent what it said was a humanitarian catastrophe.

Russian and Ukrainian delegations have just begun a third round of talks in Belarus, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported.

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