"We call on our Western partners and the UN Security Council to immediately convene a UN Security Council meeting," the Ukrainian prime minister said during an emergency response center meeting.
According to Yatsenyuk, 16 people were killed and 86 injured during the shelling.
Earlier on Saturday, the Kiev forces said that eastern Ukraine's militias shelled the suburbs of Mariupol in Donetsk Region.
The same day, the representative of the Donetsk People's Republic militia denied the allegations, telling RIA Novosti that eastern Ukraine's militia did not have artillery systems near Mariupol that would allow the shelling of the affected area.
The controversy concerning Mariupol comes in light of the recent upsurge in violence in eastern Ukraine. Clashes between Kiev forces and eastern Ukraine militia intensified in the first weeks of 2015, despite a ceasefire agreement reached in September, and a “silence regime” introduced in the region on December 9.
A week ago, Kiev started a large military operation at Donetsk airport and intensified the shelling of Donetsk. Shelling was also reported in Luhansk.
On Friday, the UN High Human Rights Office reported that over 5,000 people have been killed in the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine since April. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on Saturday expressed concern over the increasing number of civilian casualties in eastern Ukraine and called on the parties to the conflict to cease hostilities.
http://sputniknews.com/europe/20150124/1017304490.html
24/1/15
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Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest developments regarding the situation in Eastern Ukraine...
ReplyDeleteSTATEMENT:
"Time is running out in Eastern Ukraine where the escalation of fighting has caused far too many civilian as well as military casualties.
Yesterday at least eight civilians were killed at a bus stop in Donetsk. Those responsible for the recent escalation must now show that they are serious about their commitment to a political settlement and do their utmost to halt the spiral of violence, including by withdrawing heavy weapons without delay and by respecting the line of contact as foreseen in the Minsk Memorandum. We call notably on Russia to fully assume its responsibility. Public statements distorting the reality on the ground, inciting to hatred and further violence will not lead to the badly needed de-escalation.
International humanitarian law, including as regards the treatment of prisoners, must be respected. The public parading of prisoners in Donetsk yesterday clearly violated such standards.
The EU stands fully behind the efforts towards a political solution of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, including the meeting earlier this week of the Ministers of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine in Berlin. We expect the Trilateral Contact Group to convene as soon as possible, with participation of all signatories of the Minsk agreements. The cessation of hostilities should be the first step towards full and swift implementation of the Minsk Protocol of 5 September 2014 as the basis for a sustainable political solution respecting Ukraine's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity."
http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/150123_03_en.htm
23/1/15
Bloomberg Businessweek: Ukraine says rebels, Russian troops advance after Mariupol blitz...
ReplyDeleteUkraine said rebels and regular Russian troops pushed north and south from their strongholds in eastern Ukraine with an unprecedented shelling campaign that included the deadliest yet on the strategic port city of Mariupol.................http://www.businessweek.com/news/2015-01-24/ukraine-says-mariupol-shelling-kills-10-as-osce-urges-restraint
24/1/15
Statement by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine on civilian deaths in Donetsk ...
ReplyDeleteDONETSK, 24 January 2015 – "On Thursday the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) looked into yet another tragic incident: our observations in Donetsk, Debaltseve and Volnovakha confirmed the injuries and loss of civilian lives during the past week.
Once again, the SMM expresses its deep concern about the increasing number of civilian casualties and calls on restraint of all parties, in particular to abstain from the use of force, including the use of heavy weapons such as unguided Grad rockets. The SMM strongly condemns the continuation of the fighting in residential areas. Using residential areas as firing positions attracts counter-firing to these areas, further endangering the lives of civilians.
The SMM urges all parties to immediately stop the fighting and withdraw heavy weapons and armed units from the airport and from all adjacent residential areas of Donetsk as agreed in the Minsk documents.
All parties need to take robust and immediate action in order to end the new escalation in fighting and its heavy toll on civilians.
The SMM is ready to facilitate all efforts to achieve and sustain a localised ceasefire at the area in and around the Donetsk airport and in the city centre, including a humanitarian pause to provide relief for the affected civilian population in Donetsk that faces a deteriorating humanitarian situation. The SMM, in line with its mandate, stands ready to enable dialogue to further reduce the level of tension.
The SMM urges all parties to fully respect the safety and security of SMM monitors on the ground, and to ensure they can fulfill their mandate."
http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/136026?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=oscelatestnews
24/1/14
Poroshenko ordena convocar urgentemente una reunión del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional ucraniano...
ReplyDeleteEl presidente ucraniano, Petró Poroshenko, ordenó convocar urgentemente para mañana una reunión del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional y Defensa ucraniano (CSND) debido al brusco empeoramiento de la situación en Donbás, informó este sábado la web del líder de Ucrania.
"Ordené convocar de manera urgente para el domingo una reunión del CSND para elaborar y tomar medidas adicionales a raíz del precipitado empeoramiento de la situación en el este ucraniano", afirmó..................http://mundo.sputniknews.com/europa/20150124/1033618327.html
24/1/15
Marioupol/bombardements: 30 morts, dont 2 enfants (dernier bilan)...
ReplyDeleteLes bombardements samedi à Marioupol (la dernière grande ville de l'est de l'Ukraine contrôlée par Kiev, ndlr) ont fait 30 morts, dont 2 enfants, rapporte l'administration d'Etat régionale de Donetsk.
"Le total des victimes du pilonnage des quartiers résidentiels de Marioupol depuis le territoire de la soi-disant république populaire de Donetsk (DNR) s'élève à 30 personnes, dont deux enfants", lit-on dans le communiqué.
Le bilan précédent faisait part de 27 victimes...............http://fr.ria.ru/world/20150124/203488927.html
24/1/15
Donetsk militia 'not going to storm Mariupol', trades accusations with Kiev ...
ReplyDeleteThe Donetsk militia has been ordered to suppress Kiev’s military positions to the east of Mariupol, but is not going to storm the city, said Donetsk Republic head, Aleksandr Zakharchenko, accusing Kiev of a false flag operation and shifting the blame..............http://rt.com/news/225955-mariupol-ukraine-shelling-kiev/
24/1/15
Les forces de la république populaire autoproclamée de Donetsk (DNR) ont lancé samedi une offensive sur Marioupol, dernière grande ville de l'est de l'Ukraine contrôlée par Kiev, a annoncé Alexandre Zakhartchenko...
Delete"L'offensive sur Marioupol a commencé aujourd'hui. Ce sera le meilleur monument à tous nos chers disparus", a déclaré M.Zakhartchenko lors de la cérémonie de dépôt de couronnes de fleurs sur l'arrêt de tram à Donetsk, où 8 civils avaient été tués et 17 autres blessés lors d'un pilonnage...............http://french.ruvr.ru/news/2015_01_24/Donbass-le-chef-de-la-DNR-annonce-loffensive-sur-Marioupol-0218/
24/1/15
Ukraine’s parliament to gather for extraordinary session on Sunday ...
ReplyDeleteUkraine’s Verkhovna Rada /parliament/ will gather for an extraordinary session on Sunday, Yuri Lutsenko, the leader of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc faction, wrote on his Facebook account on Saturday.
“We are preparing an extraordinary session of the Verkhovna Rada tomorrow,” he wrote.
Earlier on Saturday, Rada speaker Vladimir Groisman said the parliament might meet for an extraordinary plenary session after a meeting of the Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council scheduled for January 25. In his words, the lawmakers “must be ready to act and take necessary urgent decisions.”............http://itar-tass.com/en/world/773188
24/1/15
Statement by the Spokesperson on the call of High Representative Federica Mogherini with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko...
ReplyDelete"Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, has spoken this afternoon with President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, following the attack launched by separatists on Mariupol. They discussed the deteriorating situation on the ground in Eastern Ukraine and the possible means to address the situation. They agreed to stay in close contact in the coming hours."
http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/150124_02_en.htm
24/1/15