Ukraine is facing a difficult situation as Russia launches an attack that has caused a humanitarian crisis.
On Saturday night, a Russian “guided air bomb” hit a blood transfusion center in northeast Ukraine, killing two people and injuring four.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed outrage at what he called “this war crime alone” while Regional Gov. Oleh Syniehubov reported that the incident caused a large-scale fire with houses and farm buildings being damaged in nearby villages.
This news comes on the heels of other reports from Crimea of missile strikes near the Chongar Bridge which link the peninsula to mainland Ukraine and from Donetsk where 40 missiles were fired near the University of Economics and Trade causing a fire.
Russia's guided air bomb against a blood transfusion center in Ukraine. This evening, Kupiansk community in Kharkiv region. Dead and wounded are reported. My condolences! Our rescuers are extinguishing the fire.
This war crime alone says everything about Russian aggression.… pic.twitter.com/aCgxAbJx8P
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 5, 2023
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine began when Moscow invaded full-scale in February 2022 after seizing Kharkiv, located in northeast Ukraine where this latest tragedy occurred.
Despite Russia denying deliberately targeting civilians, Western leaders estimate thousands have been killed and millions more displaced due to this conflict.
Unfortunately for Ukrainians caught up in this deadly fight, their country is now reeling from these attacks as well as feeling the effects of Moscow exiting its deal with Turkey allowing for safe export of Ukrainian grain which caused global food prices to jump.
This has prompted officials from 40 different countries including China and U.S., to meet together in Jeddah to initiate peace talks organized by Ukraine seeking to find ways towards negotiations over ending Russia’s war on their country while excluding any presence from Moscow itself.
The hope is that an agreement will be reached on key principles necessary for future peace settlements that will lead to an end of this violence against innocent civilians caught up in it all.
