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Ukraine's UN envoy urged not to equate Russian attacks on civilians with Ukrainian strikes on military targets in Russia.
Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN Andriy Melnyk responded to statements by Russian diplomat Vasily Nebenzya, who expressed concern about the situation of Ukrainian servicemen. Melnyk suggested he direct his "humanitarian concern" to Russian servicemen and their families.
The Ukrainian diplomat said this on 9 November during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Ukraine, Ukrinform reports.
Melnyk also urged the UN not to spread Moscow's unverified claims about civilian deaths in Russia and not to create the impression that Ukraine is attacking the civilian population.
"One cannot equate Russia's genocidal, deliberate, and systematic attacks against Ukraine and its civilian population with Ukraine's legitimate strikes on military targets in Russia, which are an exercise of our inalienable right to self-defense," he emphasized.
According to Melnyk, Ukraine strictly adheres to international humanitarian law. He also said that only in October Russian forces lost over 54 thousand servicemen killed and severely wounded in Ukraine.
Separately, the Ukrainian diplomat drew attention to videos of torture, ill-treatment, and humiliation within the Russian army. He said such recordings are often filmed and published by commanders or fellow servicemen themselves.
Melnyk said the Russian army has lost strategic initiative and offensive capabilities, and Vladimir Putin's plans for further conquests remain an illusion.
He outlined three main directions of Kremlin action: intensifying attacks on Ukraine's civilian population, sabotage operations, and psychological warfare to divide Ukrainian society and weaken relations with European allies.
The diplomat also said Russia is using diplomacy to buy time and continue destroying Ukrainian infrastructure.
"Putin cynically plays the diplomatic card not to end this war, but only to buy time," the permanent representative said.
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