Following the deaths of demining specialists as a result of Russian shelling in the Kherson region, the Ukrainian Red Cross (URC) stresses the need to comply with international humanitarian law (IHL).
“Humanitarian workers risk their lives every day to save others, assist the civilian population, and make Ukrainian soil safer. They must never be targeted. The Ukrainian Red Cross once again emphasizes the need to comply with the norms of international humanitarian law,” the URC stated in a Facebook post on Thursday.
The Ukrainian Red Cross expressed its condolences to the team at Norwegian People’s Aid Ukraine, as well as to the families, loved ones, and colleagues of those who died.
As previously reported, on June 24, a staff member of the international humanitarian organization Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) was killed as a result of Russian shelling in the Kherson region; another deminer died in the hospital from severe injuries. Three specialists were wounded.
