Borrell condemns attack on home improvement hypermarket in Kharkiv, calling for strengthening of air defences
EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has condemned the Russian attack on the Epicentr home improvement hypermarket in Kharkiv and stressed the need for Europe to increase support for air defence, which "saves lives and protects Ukrainian towns".
Source: Borrell on Twitter (X)
Quote: "I condemn in the strongest terms Russia's heinous attacks against Kharkiv city today, including a crowded mall, killing and wounding civilians."
"These systematic Russian crimes against civilians and civilian infrastructure stress again the need for Europe to urgently ramp up support for air defence: it saves lives and protects Ukrainian towns."
Details: Borrell also said that all those responsible for these and other Russian war crimes will be brought to justice.
More updates on this topic: Russian attack on Kharkiv hypermarket: death toll rises to 12
Background:
- On Saturday afternoon, Russian forces struck the Epicentr home improvement hypermarket in Kharkiv, claiming the lives of two people and leaving 35 injured
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said over 200 people could have been in the hypermarket.
- At 17:45, the fire in the hypermarket was contained.
- Earlier, it was reported that the death toll from the attack on the Epicentr hypermarket in Kharkiv had risen to six and the number of injured to 40.
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