en War Russia vs Ukraine Russian strikes hit Red Cross building in Mariupol

Russian strikes hit Red Cross building in Mariupol

30 March 2022, 16:35

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Russian strikes hit Red Cross building in Mariupol - en

Russian forces struck a Red Cross facility in the besieged southern Ukraine port city of Mariupol, according to Ukrainian ombudswoman Lyudmyla Denisova.

In a statement on social media, she said: "In Mariupol, the occupiers aimed at the building of the International Committee of the Red Cross."

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Enemy aircraft and artillery fired on a building marked with a red cross on a white background, indicating the presence of wounded, civilian or humanitarian cargo.

Her statement continued: "This is another war crime of the Russian army in accordance with the Rome statute of the international criminal court and a gross violation of the 1949 Geneva conventions. Until now, the only ones who shelled buildings and vehicles marked with red crosses were the troops of Hitler’s Germany. I call on the world community to condemn the barbaric actions of the occupying country in shelling the ICRC building and to take measures to end the bloody war on the territory of Ukraine as soon as possible".