Ukraine calls on the International Committee of the Red Cross to provide urgent assistance in establishing humanitarian corridors. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported .
“Due to the constant shelling by Russian troops, a number of Ukrainian cities and villages are on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe. Thousands of people are in dire need of evacuation. These settlements do not have enough food, water, medicine, electricity and centralized water supply,” the statement said.
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It should be reminded that in the early morning of 24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a message announcing the decision to launch a special military operation in Donbas.
“Circumstances require us to take decisive and immediate action. The Donbas People’s Republics have appealed to Russia. I have decided to launch a special military operation in this regard,” Putin said in a televised address to Russian citizens.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that from 5:00 am (7:00 am Yerevan time) on Thursday, the Russian Armed Forces carried out intensive attacks on Ukrainian military facilities and airports.
The Verkhovna Rada has declared martial law in Ukraine. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine announces the preliminary number of victims and wounded.
