Ukraine shells civilian objects in Donbass behind contact line every day — deputy UN envoy - TASS

Ukrainian forces commit war crimes daily by shelling civilian objects in DPR and LPR far behind the contact line, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said in an interview for BBC.

"What is very disappointing and what Mr. Zelensky failed to mention is that the Ukrainian forces continue to target civilian areas in Donetsk and Lugansk regions which are far away from the line of contact," he said. "The regions that I mentioned are not situated in the Ukraine-controlled area; they [have been] under the control of the Republic for eight years. So they are now being shelled and there are casualties."

Polyansky underscored that there are no military objects on the territories being shelled.

"There is absolutely no military sense of doing this. That's what Mr. Zelensky doesn't mention that his forces are committing these war crimes on daily basis," the diplomat said.