Stakeout on shelling during evacuation from the areas in Kherson flooded after the explosion of the dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant
8 June 2023
Statement by the Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya
We express our profound concerns over the reported shelling of Kherson, Ukraine, during the evacuation from the areas, flooded after the destruction of the dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant.
According to the Kherson local authorities, at least nine people, including police, medical, and rescue personnel were wounded today in the city as a result of shelling that occurred during the ongoing evacuation operation.
We strongly condemn shellings of evacuation areas and call on the Russian Federation to cease such attacks and allow the evacuation teams to safely help the affected civilian population.
We also urge the Russian Federation to grant full, safe and unimpeded access to the affected areas on the left bank of the Dnipro River, which are currently under its military control, for humanitarian actors, in particular those from of the UN and ICRC, to help affected local residents.
