Delivery of aid to frontline regions of Ukraine. Photo from the archive Ukraine: A UN convoy was attacked while delivering aid to a frontline area in the Kherson region Humanitarian assistance
The UN Humanitarian Assistance Coordinator in Ukraine, Matthias Schmale, strongly condemned the attack on UN vehicles in the Kherson region. There were no casualties, two trucks caught fire. This is stated in a message from the Ukrainian UN office published on Tuesday.
Shelling of a humanitarian convoy
On Tuesday, an interdepartmental humanitarian convoy of four trucks with clearly marked UN symbols, delivering aid to the city of Belozerka, Kherson region, came under attack from the Russian armed forces Federation.
The humanitarian mission included employees of the Ukrainian offices of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Their task was to deliver aid to people who had suffered significantly from the war and had not received support for several months. When aid workers arrived, intense shelling began, and later, during unloading, two World Food Program (WFP) trucks, also clearly marked, were targeted by FPV-equipped drones (the systems allow the operator to receive real-time video – approx. ed).
Fortunately, no aid workers were injured, but two trucks were damaged and caught fire.
Humanitarian right
“Such attacks are absolutely unacceptable. Humanitarian workers are protected by international humanitarian law and should never be targeted,” stressed Matthias Schmale. vital support in security settings.
“Deliberate attacks against humanitarian workers and humanitarian facilities are a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes,” it added Coordinator.
Drones in the Kherson region
In recent weeks, the Kherson region has seen an increase in the number of drone attacks, resulting in civilian casualties. “These attacks must stop. All measures must be taken to protect civilians and humanitarian workers. International humanitarian law must be respected,” Schmale said.