ICRC: in the conflict in Ukraine which received the damage is much more than it seems

The red cross no precise data On casualties during the War in Ukraine, nor On the number of immigrants, However, received the damage is much greater than it seems at 1st glance, said in an interview Last news the head of the ICRC regional delegation in the capital of Russia Pascal Kutta.

" I do not have specific figures on the victims. But the situation is very complex And affects not only those who are wounded. The lives of all people has undergone serious changes. If not burned your house, If they were your child, you eventually suffer from happening ", said he.

According to head of the ICRC regional delegation, it is difficult to give precise information About the refugees who crossed the Russian border." the real numbers are unknown. If the official data the information About who is visiting friends And relatives, to get hard, " he said.



according to the interviewer Agency, the ICRC is working with all parties." We discussed the situation And with the authorities in Kiev, And those who took up arms in the East, " said Kutta.

However, at the same time he has refuted the report of the management of Donetsk national Republic (DND) about the fact that the Red Cross made any official statement On the recognition of militias party to the conflict." We never made statements that recognize militias party to the conflict And are not going to do it, " said Kutta.

at the end of June this statement the Prime Minister said DND Alexander Borodai." Now with the positions of the ICC, We are not terrorists And not bandits, " said Boroday June 25.


" We are trying to provide assistance to civilians that They lead a normal Life as much as it can be. For this, they need to have access to health services, they should be guaranteed freedom of movement ", - said the head of the ICRC regional delegation.

The red Cross monitors the providing hospitals with necessary equipment, medicines." in addition, the Red Cross monitors rules, where the detained, arrested persons ", - he added.

Authorized red cross are currently working in all areas of conflict And international Workers, And volunteers And members of the Ukrainian red cross. The company has offices in Odessa, Donetsk, Kharkiv, there are Authorized in Slavyansk.

According to Kuta, the ICRC regional delegation in the capital of Russia provides assistance to colleagues in Ukraine." in the Ukrainian red cross little experience in such situations, We help them - teach provision of First aid And emergency care, " added Kutta.


" English writer Herbert wells stated that the First world War was so widespread that it will be the last. As it became known, he is deeply mistaken. Wars continue. But from the perspective of the red cross - even If there is a War, then there are certain rules And regulations that must be followed. And most importantly, has the duty to protect the civilian population, " said Kutta.

international Committee of the red cross (ICRC) said together with the Russian authorities as one of the organizers of the exhibition " War, which ended with the world ", devoted to 100 anniversary of the beginning of the First world War, which on Thursday was opened in Moscow Multimedia Art Museum.


numerous anti-government protests were started in the South-Eastern regions of Ukraine at the end of February 2014. It has been the response of local citizens at the forcible change of power in the country And the subsequent attempt to cancel the Verkhovna Rada of the law, giving the Russian language regional status. The center of confrontation between Pro-Russian-minded people with the government in Kiev has become the Donbass. About that, How is the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine.

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