The massacre at Kramatorsk station has not finished reacting. First of all, it was the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, who asked “a strong global response”after the massacre in this city in eastern Ukraine (still under Ukrainian control), where a missile strike killed at least 52 people, including five children, according to a latest report from local authorities. “This is another Russian war crime for which everyone involved will be held accountable.”, said the Ukrainian head of state in a video message. For its part, Moscow has denied any responsibility, denouncing a “provocation” Ukrainian. Follow our live.
A wave of reactions within the international community. European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said that “Russia will sink into economic, financial and technological decay, while Ukraine is marching towards a European future”, during a press conference in kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. She also added (Twitter link) that Europe was accelerating Ukraine’s integration process “as quickly as possible, while ensuring that the conditions are respected”. On the American side, thePresident Joe Biden denounced a “awful atrocity” committed by Moscow. According to French diplomacy, this massacre is a “crime against humanity”.
A missile strike kills 52 at Kramatorsk station. The missile fell on Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. (9:30 a.m. Paris time). For days, civilians wishing to leave this city in the Donbass region, now a priority for the Russian army, had gathered there. Moscow immediately denied being responsible, saying it did not have the type of missile that was allegedly used.
Emmanuel Macron wants to “gather the evidence” against “Russian war crimes”. During an interview with the Brut social network on Friday, the French president said that “even taking the maximum precautions that I have to take” as head of state, “I can say that these are Russian war crimes” in Ukraine, where abuses against civilians have been attributed to Russia. “I want us to collect the evidence. (…) And so, we sent gendarmes and magistrates in cooperation to help (…) to collect evidence of the guilt of Russian soldiers and the identity of those Russian soldiers”added the tenant of the Elysée.