Russia criticizes Guterres’s statements about Russian attack on Ukraine

Russia criticized António Guterres’ statements on the Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumi, which occurred over the weekend.

« The secretary general stresses that attacks against civilian civilians and targets are prohibited by international humanitarian law and that such attacks, wherever they occur, should cease immediately, » said the spokesman for Guterres, adding that the UN leader is « deeply alarmed and shocked. »

At issue is an attack on the use of Russian missiles to the city of Sumi on Sunday morning. 34 people died, including two children.

« Russia is being accused of an missile attack on April 13, which allegedly continues a destructive series of attacks similar to Ukrainian cities. Such assessments of the UN Secretary-General are simply disconcerting, » he can read, in a statement released by Russian diplomacy spokesman Maria Zakharova.

The official stresses that since the beginning of the war, « Russian troops have never performed, they are not performing and will not perform deliberate attacks against civilians », and the targets « are always exclusively military facilities, » he said.