Head of national security council says ‘more and more civilian targets’ being hit, after deadly Vinnytsia attack
A top Ukrainian official has accusedof deliberately escalating its deadly attacks on civilian targets, after recent missile strikes including this week’s targeting of the crowded city centre of Vinnytsia, which killed 23 people, including three children.
An attack on a shopping mall at Kremenchuk, a small city on the Dnieper river, at the end of June killed 18 people and injured 59. An apartment block and beach hotel in Serhiivka, 50km south of Odesa, was hit on 1 July, killing 21 people and injuring 35. “We have an enemy that breaks all the rules of war and rejects international law so we cannot expect any better behaviour,” said Danilov. “What I am surprised by is the fact that a country that rejects international law is allowed to participate in international institutions to claim its ‘rights’.”, just as the G7 summit was beginning – and after an EU summit had just concluded – was interpreted as an attempt to intimidate Ukrainians and show that Russia did not fear the west.
Ukraine’s missile defence systems are limited, with early warning capabilities lost in the early stages of the war. Its system of air raid warnings is largely ineffective, and sirens in cities outside conflict zones are rarely followed by attacks. To improve the situation, Kyiv has sought to obtain defence systems from the west – receiving limited supplies so far.
Danilov rejected this interpretation. “You cannot connect the arrival of Himars with these strikes. Even if we did not have those systems they would still be terrorising and killing the civilian population so that linkage risks being a Russian narrative.”
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Russia-Ukraine war live: rescuers search for dozens missing in Vinnytsia attack; war overshadows G20 meetingAt least 23 people confirmed dead in Russian missile attack; Indonesia hopes to find common ground with finance ministers
Read more »
Russia is laying waste to the West's military support for UkraineWestern leaders for now seem prepared to accept any potential pitfall associated with helping Ukraine militarily - but this support will surely weaken as Russia's invasion slowly gathers strength, writes strategic policy analyst Professor Alexey Muraviev.
Read more »
Russia-Ukraine war update: what we know on day 141 of the invasionTurkey announces deal with Ukraine, Russia and UN aimed at resuming grain exports; Ukraine rules out ceding territory to Russia as part of any ceasefire deal
Read more »
Get ready to turn off lights as Russia wages energy war, Macron warnsThe French President warns his country to prepare for a total cut-off of Russian natural gas and says France needs to spend more on its military as the Ukraine war rages.
Read more »
Turkey announces deal with Ukraine, Russia and UN aimed at resuming grain exportsUN hails ‘critical step forward’ after meetings in Istanbul as Turkey says deal will be signed next week
Read more »