“We stand with the people of Ukraine”: Finland reacts to Russia’s deadly attack on Kyiv region
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen has condemned Russia’s attack on the Bucha district of the Kyiv region, which has killed at least 37 people, UATV English reports. Valtonen said the world had once again woken up to reports of civilians being killed by Russian strikes in Ukraine, this time in the Bucha area. She stressed that the attack brought back “horrible associations with March 2022…
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen has vehemently condemned Russia's assault on the Bucha district of Ukraine's Kyiv region, which has resulted in at least 37 deaths, according to UATV English. She highlighted that the world is once again confronted with disturbing reports of Russian strikes causing civilian casualties in Ukraine, this time specifically in the Bucha area.
Valtonen reminded the audience of the "horrible associations with March 2022 and the massacre in Bucha," expressing her frustration that four years later, Russia remains unchanged in its deliberate targeting of civilians, disregard for international law, and pursuit of maximalist war objectives through terror and violence. "We stand with the people of Ukraine," Valtonen declared firmly.
Ukrainian officials initially reported 27 fatalities in the Russian attack, but this figure has since increased to 37.
A day of mourning is scheduled for August 30 in the Kyiv region to honor the victims of the Russian onslaught.
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