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France Denounces Russian Attacks Targeting Ukrainian Civilians
(MENAFN) France strongly condemned what it described as an “increasing number of Russian attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure” in Ukraine, labeling them “deliberate” violations of international humanitarian law, the French Foreign Ministry said Monday.
The ministry cited recent attacks, including a strike on a passenger train in Kharkiv on January 27 that killed five people, an attack on a bus carrying mine workers in Dnipropetrovsk on February 1 that left 16 dead, and a strike on a maternity hospital in Zaporizhzhia.
Earlier Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on social media that Russian strikes had targeted energy facilities in frontline and border communities over the past day.
“No military aim can justify such atrocities, which constitute further deliberate breaches by Russia of its obligation to respect international humanitarian law,” the ministry said, emphasizing that these attacks demonstrate a broader “terror approach” aimed at destroying civilian infrastructure, including repeated strikes on Ukraine’s railway network and energy grid.
The statement also described the attacks as war crimes, highlighting the escalating and intentional nature of Russia’s targeting. France criticized Russia’s recent announcement of a pause in strikes on Kyiv’s energy infrastructure following talks in Abu Dhabi, calling it a “delaying tactic aimed at rejecting a comprehensive ceasefire and negotiations conducted in good faith.”
The pause came after US President Donald Trump said he “personally asked” Russian President Vladimir Putin not to fire on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities amid extreme cold for a week. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Trump made the request but did not clarify whether Putin agreed.
The ministry cited recent attacks, including a strike on a passenger train in Kharkiv on January 27 that killed five people, an attack on a bus carrying mine workers in Dnipropetrovsk on February 1 that left 16 dead, and a strike on a maternity hospital in Zaporizhzhia.
Earlier Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on social media that Russian strikes had targeted energy facilities in frontline and border communities over the past day.
“No military aim can justify such atrocities, which constitute further deliberate breaches by Russia of its obligation to respect international humanitarian law,” the ministry said, emphasizing that these attacks demonstrate a broader “terror approach” aimed at destroying civilian infrastructure, including repeated strikes on Ukraine’s railway network and energy grid.
The statement also described the attacks as war crimes, highlighting the escalating and intentional nature of Russia’s targeting. France criticized Russia’s recent announcement of a pause in strikes on Kyiv’s energy infrastructure following talks in Abu Dhabi, calling it a “delaying tactic aimed at rejecting a comprehensive ceasefire and negotiations conducted in good faith.”
The pause came after US President Donald Trump said he “personally asked” Russian President Vladimir Putin not to fire on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities amid extreme cold for a week. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Trump made the request but did not clarify whether Putin agreed.
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