Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia ‘totally abandoned’ residents of flood-hit areas

At the UN, Ukraine and its allies condemned the “attacks” on the evictions

Ukraine and its allies, including the US, France and Japan, condemned the “heavy shelling of evacuation zones” in Kherson after the destruction of the Khakovka dam. “[Nous] We call on the Russian authorities to stop such attacks and to allow evacuation teams to help the affected people unhindered,” Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN, Serhii Kislitsia, told reporters. “We call on the Russian Federation to allow full, safe and unhindered access to the affected areas on the left bank of the Dnieper River under the control of its military so that humanitarian actors, particularly the United Nations and the ICRC, can assist civilians,” he added. .

Ukrainians have accused the Russian military of attacking Kherson in recent days as thousands of civilians were evacuated from flooded areas following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam on the upper reaches of the Dnieper River. One person was killed and 18 others were injured, including members of the emergency services, in Russian strikes in and around the center of Kherson, according to kyiv.

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