Ukraine she said this Thursday “outraged” by the NGO allegations Amnesty International (AI) that the Ukrainian army endangered the lives of civilians in the war against Russia.
“I am as outraged as you by the message Amnesty International. I think this is unfair,” the Foreign Minister said. Dmitry Kulebain a Facebook post.
According to the people of Kiev, the human rights organization establishes a “false equivalence” between the actions of the invading Russian troops and the Ukrainian troops defending the country.
What did Amnesty International say?
Amnesty International said that Ukrainian army endangered civilians by setting up military bases in schools and hospitals and launching strikes from populated areas to stop the Russian invasion.
These tactics violate international humanitarian law, the organization said in a statement.
“We have documented a tendency for Ukrainian forces to endanger civilians and violate the laws of war by operating in populated areas,” he said. Agnes Callamargeneral secretary Amnesty International.
“The fact of being in a defensive position does not exempt the Ukrainian army from complying with the norms of international humanitarian law,” he added.
Between April and July, experts from NGOs investigated Russian bombings in the areas of the city of Kharkiv (East Donbass and from Nikolaev (south). They toured the sites affected by the attacks and questioned survivors, witnesses and relatives of the victims.
According to the people of Kiev, the human rights organization establishes a “false equivalence” between the actions of the invading Russian troops and the Ukrainian troops defending the country. | Font: AFP
They point to the responsibility of Ukraine
According to Amnesty International, researchers have found evidence that Ukrainian forces They launched strikes from populated areas and set up bases in residential buildings in 19 populated areas in these areas.
organization noted that other options, such as action from military bases or forest areas, would not jeopardize civilians.
He also indicated that, according to his information, the soldiers who settled in these areas did not ask the civilians to evacuate them.
Although NGOs denounces these tactics, insists that “they do not in any way justify Russia’s indiscriminate attacks” on civilians.
(with AFP information)
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