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Ukraine-News: Destruction of hospitals and schools apparently increasing

2023-02-21T08:55:36.558Z


Russia is using artillery indiscriminately, and more recently civilian facilities have been hit, sources in London say. And: And: According to activists, the attack in Kramatorsk was a war crime. the news


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Attack on Kramatorsk was a suspected war crime

9.30 a.m .:

In the case of the rocket hit at a train station with waiting refugees in eastern Ukraine last April, the organization Human Rights Watch sees the suspicion of a Russian war crime confirmed.

Russia used cluster munitions to kill dozens of people trying to flee the fighting in the region, violating martial law, HRW said in Kiev.

"The attack constitutes a suspected war crime," said the statement accompanying the published major study on the case.

Russia denies firing the missile on April 8.

At that time, hundreds of people were standing at the station when the rocket hit.

Russia had claimed it was the Ukrainian armed forces themselves.

At least 58 people died and more than 100 were injured.

"Russia's use of a decidedly indiscriminate weapon at a known important evacuation center should be investigated and those responsible held accountable," the statement said.

Accordingly, the experts also analyzed satellite images and went to the point from which the Russian troops are said to have fired the rocket.

Evidence was also secured there.

The Ukrainian armed forces had defended the region and still have Kramatorsk under their control to this day.

Russia, on the other hand, has announced that it wants to take over the entire Donetsk region.

IW: The Ukraine war cost the world economy 1.6 trillion dollars

9.10 a.m .:

According to a study by the German Economic Institute, the war in Ukraine cost the global economy well over 1.6 trillion US dollars (1.5 trillion euros) last year.

"According to an IW estimate, global economic output in 2022 should have been well over 1,600 billion US dollars lower than it would have been without the Russian invasion of Ukraine," according to a report by the "Rheinische Post". in the study.

In 2023, global production losses could therefore amount to around another trillion dollars.

According to the newspaper, the autumn forecasts of the International Monetary Fund served as the basis for calculation and estimation.

For this purpose, the development of the gross domestic product in 2022 and the forecast for 2023 were compared with the originally expected development without the Ukraine war at the end of 2021.

The newspaper quoted the study as saying that the war had led to supply and production disruptions worldwide.

In addition, energy prices have skyrocketed.

Inflation has risen sharply everywhere and has reduced purchasing power.

Destruction of hospitals and schools appears to be increasing

9.00 a.m .:

According to observations by British secret services, damage to schools and hospitals has recently increased.

In January, more medical facilities and educational institutions were hit, according to the daily short report from the British Ministry of Defence.

This is likely largely to do with Russia's indiscriminate use of artillery and other weapons systems.

Again and again, civilians were killed.

According to the United Nations, at least 8,000 civilians died in the Ukraine war by mid-February, although the number could be significantly higher.

According to British intelligence, independent estimates already put the number of civilian fatalities at 16,000.

  • You can find an overview of the most recent developments from the previous evening and from the night here: Zelenskyj speaks of a "historic confrontation", Belarus is setting up an army of volunteers

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Source: spiegel

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