Wounded children cannot be taken out of Mariupol/Narodna Pravda
Russian mercenaries are preventing the residents of Mariupol from leaving. Yes, even ambulances with injured children are stuck in traffic.
Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova spoke about this. She stressed that she is receiving appeals from relatives of people trapped by Russian invaders.
Ambulances are standing with wounded children
In particular, near Vasilyevka, in the Zaporozhye region, Russian mercenaries blocked the passage. As a result, a many-kilometer traffic jam formed of refugees from Mariupol. Unfortunately, there are also ambulances with wounded children in it.
Lyudmila Denisova notes that Russia's actions grossly violate the Geneva Conventions. Moreover, they are qualified as a war crime according to the Rome Statute of the Criminal Court.
Minister Iryna Vereshchuk noted that at the Vasilyevka checkpoint, the occupiers have not allowed 53 buses with children, women, and elderly people to pass for several hours . In addition, the occupiers specially conduct a thorough inspection of those who are trying to cross the checkpoint. This also slows down the movement.
