Bilohorivka is near the Authorities-held metropolis of Severodonetsk, the place heavy preventing was reported within the suburbs on Saturday.
“This assault is yet one more reminder that on this struggle, as in so many different conflicts, it’s civilians that pay the very best worth,” Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric stated in an announcement on behalf of the UN chief.
Based on information sources, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that round 60 individuals have been killed after a bomb hit the college.
Supporting these ‘shattered by struggle’
One Ukrainian newspaper stated that Bilohorivka had develop into a sizzling spot throughout preventing final week.
After Saturday’s assault, the UN chief once more reiterated that civilians and civilian infrastructure “should all the time” be spared in instances of struggle.
“This struggle should finish, and peace should be established in keeping with the Constitution of the United Nations and worldwide legislation,” the assertion continued, assuring that the UN and its humanitarian companions in Ukraine “will proceed supporting these whose lives have been shattered by struggle”.
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One other college destroyed after heavy shelling. This one in Kharkiv, northeast Ukraine.
‘Blatant disregard for all times’
On the identical time, the pinnacle of the UN Kids’s Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell tweeted out her robust condemnation.
“We don’t but know what number of youngsters may need been killed or injured within the reported bombing, however we worry this assault has simply added to the tons of of youngsters who’ve already misplaced their lives on this struggle,” she stated.
She echoed others in underscoring that colleges mustn’t ever be attacked or used for navy functions.
“Focusing on civilians and civilian objects…is a violation of worldwide humanitarian legislation,” she stated, describing this newest assault as “blatant disregard for civilian lives”.
Mariupol evacuees
Mr. Guterres issued a second assertion welcoming the arrival on Sunday of a brand new group of greater than 170 civilians into Zaporizhzhia from the Azovstal steelworks and different areas of Mariupol.
The profitable evacuation operation was coordinated by the UN and the Worldwide Committee of the Purple Cross (ICRC).
“My ideas are with them and all of the individuals in Ukraine who’re struggling on this struggle,” stated the UN chief.
Willpower applauded
He went on to thank everybody concerned within the “advanced operation”, together with the leaders in Kyiv and Moscow who ensured the required humanitarian pauses.
“I applaud the dedication and braveness of the UN and ICRC groups on the bottom,” he stated.
This newest protected passage operation brings the variety of civilians who’ve been safely evacuated from the Azovstal steelworks and different areas of Mariupol to over 600.
“I urge the events to the battle to spare no effort to safe protected passage for all these wishing to depart, in any route they select, and for help to succeed in individuals in want,” the Secretary-Basic concluded.
Testimony of spirit
In the meantime, the pinnacle of the World Well being Group (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, advised journalists at a press convention in Kyiv yesterday that for the final two days he has been “deeply moved” by what he has seen and heard contained in the nation.
“My time right here has affected me very personally. As somebody…who grew up in a warzone myself, I perceive solely too properly how the individuals of Ukraine really feel – the fear for household and mates, the worry, the sense of loss and so forth,” he stated.
No stranger to the devastation of struggle, he lauded the “extraordinary resilience” of the Ukrainians.
“They haven’t given up [but] saved going, repairing important providers to cease the destruction [from] making a deeper gap of their lives,” stated Tedros.
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An injured lady rests in a medical ward in Kyiv, Ukraine, after her automobile was shelled.
Artistic modes of help
For the reason that struggle started in February, WHO has verified 200 assaults on well being care in Ukraine.
The WHO chief spelled out that “these assaults should cease. Healthcare is rarely a goal”.
He spoke of the bravery, humour and kindness that he witnessed amidst the struggling, together with tales of the “spontaneous, usually ingenious methods” individuals have discovered to assist and shield each other.
“A few of these I’m speaking about are our personal WHO workers, who, though they’ve misplaced their houses, worry for his or her households, cope with each day uncertainty, and have saved working to help the well being wants of the individuals of Ukraine,” Tedros stated.
Most wanted medication: Peace
Whereas the WHO crew in Ukraine continues to work tirelessly to help the nation and can do every thing attainable to again the Authorities in treating the injured, sustaining well being providers, and repairing the well being system.
Nonetheless, he pointed to “one medication that WHO can’t ship, and which Ukraine wants greater than some other, and that’s peace”.
“So, we proceed to name on the Russian Federation to cease this struggle,” concluded the senior UN official.
