AnyTV News Ukraine made a big appeal to UN and ICRC after Russia occupied Kursk region

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Russia Ukraine War: Ukraine said on Monday that it has asked the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to join humanitarian efforts in Russia’s Kursk region. Ukrainian troops remain in the Kursk region more than a month after attacking. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Kiev has taken control of about 100 settlements. Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry also said on Monday that its army had regained control of two villages.

What did Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiha say?

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sbiha said he had instructed his ministry to formally invite the UN and ICRC to work in the Kursk region while visiting the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy on Sunday. The ministry confirmed it had issued the requests. “Ukraine is ready to facilitate their work and comply with international humanitarian law,” Sbiha said on X after a visit to Sumy, from where Ukrainian forces launched the cross-border assault. He said Ukrainian forces were delivering humanitarian aid and ensuring safe passage to civilians in the Kursk region.

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Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said it had asked the ICRC to monitor Ukraine’s compliance with the principles of international humanitarian law, as per the Geneva Conventions, which cover the protection of victims of international armed conflicts. It is currently unclear how the UN or the ICRC have responded.

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Meanwhile, the Kremlin’s response to Ukraine’s offer to the UN and ICRC to join humanitarian efforts in the Kursk region has also come to light. Russia has said that this shows that there is a disregard for the people and their humanitarian needs.

‘Such statements are provocative’

Russia’s state news agency TASS quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying such statements were “provocative”. He made clear that Moscow, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, expected the UN and ICRC would not accept the invitation. ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric was due to visit Moscow and planned to meet Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the RIA news agency reported on Monday.