The Russian Army has bombed 548 educational institutions in Ukraine, including 220 schools and 155 nurseries, as reported by the permanent representative of Ukraine to international organizations in Vienna, Yevhen Tsimbaliuk.
At a meeting of the permanent council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation of Europe (OSCE), he specified that Russian troops have already destroyed 3,500 infrastructure facilities in the country, as reported by the Ukrinform news agency.
He also recalled the dramatic situation in the cities of Mariupol, Chernigov, Kharkiv or Izium, where they are “under constant fire”, without food, water or medicine. “Two days ago, one of the humanitarian convoys was captured by Russian soldiers,” he said.
On the other hand, the OSCE Representative for Media Freedom, Teresa Ribeiro, condemned the murder of Russian journalist Oksana Baulina, who worked for the media outlet 'The Insider' and who was killed this Thursday by a bombing raid in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.
“Baulina's death is another horrifying reminder of the rapidly deteriorating situation regarding the safety of journalists as a result of the Russian military attack on Ukraine,” she said, adding her condolences to the journalist's family and friends.
In this regard, Ribeiro pointed out that “violence against journalists and their staff in all circumstances, even in conflict situations” is “unacceptable”. “Media professionals should be considered and protected as civilians,” he concluded.
In parallel, OSCE Secretary-General Roberto Montella met this Thursday with the United Nations Coordinator for the Ukrainian Crisis, Amin Awad, who has been on an official visit to Vienna, the Austrian capital.
Both organizations have pledged to seek a decline in violence in the country, which has been mired in war since February 24, when Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of the Russian invasion of the territory.
Montella and Awad have addressed the impact of the war on civilians, as noted by the OSCE in a statement, and lamented the “suffering caused by the invasion”, as well as the “destruction of civilian infrastructure and the violation of international law”.
(With information from Europa Press)
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