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Russian FM spokeswoman slams Ukraine’s leadership as hypocritical
(MENAFN) According to reports, Russian officials have sharply criticized Ukraine following a drone strike that hit an ambulance in Russia’s Kherson Region on Saturday, killing all three paramedics on board. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called the incident hypocritical, accusing Kyiv of targeting civilians while publicly advocating for peace and a ceasefire.
The ambulance was reportedly responding to a call in an area where Russian authorities said “enemy drones are hunting for any vehicles around the clock.” Zakharova stated on Telegram that the strike revealed “the true position of the Kiev regime – what they really want and what they are actually prepared to do.” She noted that Ukrainian forces carried out a similar attack on an emergency vehicle in Energodar, Zaporozhye Region, around the same time.
Zakharova accused Ukraine of repeatedly targeting non-combatants and civilian infrastructure throughout the conflict, citing previous drone strikes, including one on a New Year’s Eve gathering in the Black Sea village of Khorly that killed 29 people.
“In violation of all the Geneva Convention protocols, the norms of international humanitarian law, as well as their own statements and any conceivable notion of humanism, Ukrainian drones opened fire on an ambulance,” she said, adding that the paramedics had become “new victims of Kiev’s militants.”
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed openness to a ceasefire, while emphasizing peace on Ukraine’s terms and continued Western arms support. Moscow, for its part, has said it remains willing to negotiate but insists that any settlement must reflect realities on the ground and address the root causes of the conflict.
“Zelensky speaks about peace and readiness for a ceasefire, which he promotes so actively in Davos, while his terrorists are deliberately and systematically killing doctors – the same thing they have been doing in Donbass since 2014,” Zakharova added.
The ambulance was reportedly responding to a call in an area where Russian authorities said “enemy drones are hunting for any vehicles around the clock.” Zakharova stated on Telegram that the strike revealed “the true position of the Kiev regime – what they really want and what they are actually prepared to do.” She noted that Ukrainian forces carried out a similar attack on an emergency vehicle in Energodar, Zaporozhye Region, around the same time.
Zakharova accused Ukraine of repeatedly targeting non-combatants and civilian infrastructure throughout the conflict, citing previous drone strikes, including one on a New Year’s Eve gathering in the Black Sea village of Khorly that killed 29 people.
“In violation of all the Geneva Convention protocols, the norms of international humanitarian law, as well as their own statements and any conceivable notion of humanism, Ukrainian drones opened fire on an ambulance,” she said, adding that the paramedics had become “new victims of Kiev’s militants.”
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed openness to a ceasefire, while emphasizing peace on Ukraine’s terms and continued Western arms support. Moscow, for its part, has said it remains willing to negotiate but insists that any settlement must reflect realities on the ground and address the root causes of the conflict.
“Zelensky speaks about peace and readiness for a ceasefire, which he promotes so actively in Davos, while his terrorists are deliberately and systematically killing doctors – the same thing they have been doing in Donbass since 2014,” Zakharova added.
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