At least 11 people were killed as a result of Russian bombing of residential neighborhoods in Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine on the border with Russia, the region's governor announced Monday, expressing his fear of "dozens of deaths."
"The Russian enemy is bombing residential neighborhoods," the region's governor, Oleg Senegubov, said on social media, adding, "As a result of this bombing, which is still ongoing, we cannot use relief equipment ... There are currently 11 dead and dozens of wounded," according to AFP. .
And "Shots Story" website published a video clip of an artillery bombardment targeting the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with dozens of missiles.
The United Nations confirmed, on Monday, that it had recorded the killing of 102 civilians, including seven children, and the injury of 304 others, since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and warned that the real toll was "much higher. "
“Most of these civilians were killed by large-scale explosive weapons, in particular by heavy artillery fire, various shells and air strikes,” the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said at the opening of the council session. I fear that the real numbers are much higher.
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On Monday, the Ukrainian military confirmed that Moscow had "slowed down the pace of the attack" on the fifth day of its offensive against Ukraine, while it was awaiting negotiations at the border with Belarus. "The Russian occupiers have slowed the pace of the offensive, but they are still trying to make gains in some areas," the Ukrainian military staff said in a statement.
Discusses "developments" of the Russian attack
On Monday, US President Joe Biden will hold a conference call with his country's allies and partners to discuss "developments" of the Russian attack on Ukraine and "coordinate a unified response," according to the White House. The White House statement did not specify who would participate in these talks, which will take place on the day the United Nations General Assembly begins debating a draft resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
In the same context, the Ukrainian delegation arrived, Monday morning, to the site of negotiations with Russia, where it will demand an "immediate ceasefire" and the withdrawal of Russian forces, according to what the Ukrainian presidency announced.
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