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Russia denies UN mission access to left bank in Kherson Oblast

Monday, 19 June 2023, 06:17
Russia denies UN mission access to left bank in Kherson Oblast
AFTERMATH OF RUSSIAN BLOWING UP OF THE KAKHOVKA HPP, SCREENSHOT FROM THE VIDEO OF THE STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE

Russia has refused to allow a humanitarian mission from the UN to reach the people on the left bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast who have suffered as a result of the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP).

Source: statement by Denise Brown, UN Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs in Ukraine

Quote: "The United Nations has been engaging with the Governments of Ukraine and the Russian Federation regarding effective delivery of humanitarian aid to all people affected by the devastating destruction of the Kakhovka Dam.

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The Government of the Russian Federation has so far declined our request to access the areas under its temporary military control."

Details: Brown's statement states that the UN will continue to work on finding access to people on the left bank in Kherson Oblast.

"We urge the Russian authorities to act in accordance with their obligations under international humanitarian law," the UN coordinator said.

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