Immediate ceasefire required - UN Secretary-General responds to shelling of Yarova
UN Secretary-General spokesman Stéphane Dujarric told reporters on Tuesday about Russia's strike with a guided aerial bomb at a pension office in Yarova, Donetsk region, which resulted in numerous civilian casualties.
Responding to a question from a Ukrinform correspondent in New York about what message the UN Secretary-General would like to send to Putin in this context and in connection with the intensification of shelling of the civilian population and the Russian dictator's unwillingness to take a constructive position on ending the war, Dujarric emphasized António Guterres' call for an immediate ceasefire.
He said that the message remained the same — to move seriously towards a ceasefire that would bring the conflict to an end and ensure that Ukraine was safe within its internationally recognized borders.
The spokesperson for the Secretary-General stressed that ending the war had to be consistent with international law and relevant UN resolutions, noting that this was what would bring a just and lasting peace.
As reported by Ukrinform, Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Matthias Schmale condemned the horrific Russian strike in Donetsk region, which killed and injured dozens of civilians.
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