Local representatives condemned Russia’s war crimes against city dwellers and denied any form of cooperation with the occupiers.
The Mariupol City Council has appealed to the world community with a request to recognize Russia’s military actions in Mariupol as genocide of Ukrainian citizens. This is stated in the message published on April 1.
“The Mariupol City Council has condemned Russia’s war crimes against the inhabitants of Mariupol, denying the possibility of any form of cooperation with the occupiers and allies,” the deputies stressed.
In an extraordinary session, they appealed to the world community with a call to unite efforts to unblock international humanitarian aid in Mariupol and organize a complete evacuation.
“We call on the world community to recognize the actions of the Russian Federation in Mariupol as genocide of Ukrainian citizens. We recognize and call on the world community to recognize the actions of the Russian army as war crimes, and the President of Russia’s Vladimir Putin as a war criminal, ”the City Council quoted the abstracts of the appeal.
In addition, the Mariupol City Council condemned the widespread deportation of Mariupol residents to the Russian Federation with complete obstruction of international humanitarian assistance and efforts by central and local authorities to completely evacuate the civilian population from the city. .
In its statement, the Mariupol City Council certainly denied the possibility of any cooperation with the Russian Federation.
“We recall that the only legitimate local authority of Mariupol is the mayor and city council representatives elected by the residents of Mariupol during the legitimate elections … Mariupol is, is, and remains a Ukrainian city, “said the message.
It was previously reported that Mariupol was destroyed by almost 90%. Not a single house or building remained undamaged in the city.
Source: korrespondent
