Ukraine: At least 30 people killed in a bomb attack in Mariupol
(Baonghean.vn) - On Saturday, January 24, the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that at least 30 civilians were killed and many others were injured in a bomb attack in Mariupol. The Ukrainian military said that separatists were responsible for the attack.
On Saturday, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry announced that a bomb attack in Mariupol killed at least 30 civilians and injured 40. Earlier, Alexander Zakharchenko, head of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic, confirmed that "the attack on Mariupol will begin today." According to Mr. Zakharchenko, this attack is to avenge the 13 victims of Donetsk who died last Thursday.
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| Fighting in eastern Ukraine has killed nearly 5,000 people since April 2014. Photo: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov |
The Ukrainian military said that the separatists fired several rockets at the eastern suburbs of Mariupol and destroyed many houses in the area. Mariupol is a strategic port in the eastern region between Russia and the Crimean peninsula and is also one of the areas still under the control of the Kiev government. The Ukrainian military accused "the separatists do not want peace, they are conducting operations under the direction of the Kremlin to escalate the fighting situation in Donetsk".
On Thursday, the Ukrainian army had to withdraw and admit defeat in the area of Donetsk airport, the scene of some of the bloodiest battles since the conflict in eastern Ukraine began. In the face of the escalating fighting in eastern Ukraine, Ms. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, affirmed that "This escalation will certainly cause a serious deterioration in relations between the European Union and Russia".
It seems that the war situation in eastern Ukraine in the coming days will take a not very positive direction. Especially when on Friday, Mr. Alexander Zakharchenko announced that he would not participate in any ceasefire agreement with the Kiev government and would launch an attack across the entire region. The United Nations said that since April 2014, nearly 5,000 people have been killed in the fighting between the Ukrainian army and separatist forces in the east of the country.
Chu Thanh– LeMonde 24/1
