Ukraine Russia War Update
On Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba once again encouraged African nations to forsake their neutral attitude on the Russian invasion of his country. Kuleba made this request during a press conference in Kyiv.
During his trip to Nairobi, he gave an interview to a local news outlet called The Citizen. In the interview, he indicated that his government is requesting that Africa not stay neutral.
“Neutrality will only encourage Russia to continue its aggressive and malicious activities across the world, including in Africa,” Kuleba stated.
“Moscow needs to hear your message that this war is unacceptable and must stop. This week, the United Nations General Assembly will vote on the resolution condemning Russian aggression and illegal attempts to annex Ukraine’s territories.”
“Ukraine is counting on your valuable support for this important document,” Kuleba’s statement read.
This speech was made on the same day that Russia started major missile assaults against Ukraine in what Russian President Vladimir Putin has later defined as “retaliation against terrorism.”
The foreign minister made the following announcement in his statement: “Cruise missiles and ‘Kamikaze’ drones launched by Russia and Belarus attacked residential areas, power plants, railways, shopping centers, and bridges in yiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Rivne, Lviv, and Ivano-Frankivsk, as well as other cities.”
The minister continued by saying that the morning assaults had resulted in at least eight deaths and twenty-four injuries in the city of Kyiv alone. As rescue workers search through the wreckage of the damaged infrastructure, the number of fatalities continues to rise.
According to Mr. Kuleba, the conditions were so heartbreaking that he made the decision to cut short his vacation to Africa and immediately return to Ukraine.
“Deliberate attacks on critical civilian infrastructure are a war crime. Russia is attacking non-military power plants to deprive civilians of their basic needs – heat, electricity and water – when the cold sets in,” Kuleba said.
It is important to keep in mind that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started on February 24.
