UN aid coordinator in Ukraine deplored Russian attacks in Donetsk region

Anjali Sharma

GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 10th August. The outgoing senior relief coordinator in Ukraine Denise Brown on Frifday condemned a deadly Russian attack that killed and injured dozens in the eastern town of Kostiantynivka in the Donetsk region.

“Civilians pay the highest price in this war,” Denise Brown said in statement.

“We must not allow this to be normalized. International humanitarian law must be respected, and civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected at all times.”

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported the increasing attacks in the Donetsk and Sumy regions over the past two days killed and injured many civilians and damaged infrastructure.

The attacks also heightened the needs of about 60,000 people in vulnerable communities, and mass casualties have affected people in the towns of Myrnohrad, Pokrovsk and Toretsk.

OCHA said aid workers continue to provide food, hygiene supplies, school materials, cash assistance, and legal and psychological support to affected civilians in the Donetsk region.

International Atomic Energy Agency reported a military activities taking place in the vicinity of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant in Russia.

According to the international media reported the Ukrainian troops launched an incursion into the Kursk region this week.

IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi reminded all parties of the 7 indespensible pillars to ensure nuclear safety and security during an armed conflict.

He called on all sides “to exercise maximum restraint in order to avoid a nuclear accident with the potential for serious radiological consequences.”