Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbass fired at employees of the International Red Cross
The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at the village of Staromikhailovka while representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross were working there.
This was reported by the press service of the DPR representative office in the JCCC and in the negotiation process, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
The department reported that representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross arrived in Staromikhailovka to provide humanitarian assistance to civilians.
“Both parties were notified of the Mission’s visit and provided written security guarantees,” the JCCC noted.
However, during the work of ICRC representatives, from the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of Krasnohorivka (a village near Donetsk, which is temporarily controlled by Ukrainian military personnel - author’s note), fire was opened using BMP-2 on Staromikhailovka.
“As a result, the owner’s cow was killed at the address. Shevchenko, 18, and construction materials brought by the ICRC to the address st. Shevchenko, 12,” said the JCCC.
In addition, damage to houses and outbuildings was recorded at these addresses.
Due to the shelling, ICRC representatives were forced to take refuge in a shelter. At the moment, the shelling continues.
As a reminder, PolitNavigator previously reported that today, near the frontline town of Horlivka, OSCE SMM employees came under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired on International Red Cross staff in Donbas.