Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, addressing the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday, for the first time since Russia’s invasion, challenged the UN to “act immediately” or “dissolve yourself altogether”, in the aftermath of the Bucha killings.
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- Zelenskyy said that he was addressing the UNSC on behalf of the victims of Russia, alleging that Russian troops had killed civilians and raped women in the country. “What Russian military did in Bucha is cruelty. The UN Charter has been violated literally. The massacre in Bucha is only one of many examples,” he said.
- Calling for Moscow’s expulsion from the UNSC, Zelenskyy demanded that Russia should be brought before an international tribunal to answer for its “crimes”.
- As many as 410 bodies have been recovered from the wider Kyiv region that has been reclaimed from the Russian forces in Ukraine, officials had said on Sunday. Russia, however, has denied any violence against civilians.
- Since Russia’s war on Ukraine launched on February 24, at least 1,232 civilian Ukrainians have been killed, according to the United Nations.
- At least 161 children have been killed and 264 injured by Russia’s war, according to Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office.
(With inputs from agencies)