He described the situation in Russian-occupied parts of the region as “catastrophic to put it mildly”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KYIV - Russia has formed special groups to collect and hide bodies of people killed in the aftermath ofin southern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.
“The Russian evil has formed special groups there to remove and, obviously, hide the victims’ bodies,” Mr Zelensky said, in his nightly video address. Mr Zelensky described the situation in Russian-occupied parts of the region as “catastrophic to put it mildly”.The dam’s destruction sent high waters cascading through parts of southern Ukraine downriver from the dam, particularly the Kherson region, partly occupied by Russian troops.
Many people were forced onto rooftops to await rescue and Ukraine accused Russian occupying forces of inaction in helping those affected.Ukrainian officials have put the official death toll at 21, including five people who died from what they described asThe Ukrainian military said on Thursday that the epidemiological situation in affected areas had worsened sharply, especially as regards the spread of hepatitis A.
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