Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
UNITED NATIONS, 24th May. UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Denise Brown on Thursday said she was “deeply disturbed” at the relentless attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv which have been continued non-stop for two weeks.
Denise Brown said civilian lives must be protected during conflict by all sides, but in Kharkiv in recent days, they have instead been targeted in their homes, with businesses and transport links damaged and attacked.
“My thoughts are with the families who have lost their loved ones due to the strikes,” she said.
She added that as a result of the “appalling” attacks, thousands of civilians, including some older people and persons with disabilities, have been forced to flee “leaving their entire lives behind”.
UN and humanitarian partners are supporting evacuees from the outlying villages of Kharkiv close to the Russian border, Ukraine’s second city, she said.
UNICEF top official in Ukraine Munir Mammadzade told that “each and every relocation or displacement is a lifetime trauma for these children.
“They have already been traumatised since the escalation of the war. The frontline areas are regularly attacked and shelled. They were already experiencing mental health problems.”
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