As the tide of the war switches between Russia and Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky who is the Ukrainian President has lamented on the rising spate of recent attacks while lamenting the death of many who were killed following a Russian missile strike in a village, Desna, in the Chernihiv region, north of Kyiv on Thursday.
Zelensky disclosed this in his nightly address on Thursday.
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Desna is forty (40) miles from the border with Belarus.
“Russian strikes on Chernihiv region, in particular the terrible blow on the Desna, there is an analysis of debris, many dead,” Zelensky said.
“There are “constant strikes on the Odesa region, on the cities of central Ukraine, the Donbas is completely destroyed — all this has no and cannot have any military explanation for Russia.”
He added, “This is a deliberate and criminal attempt to kill as many Ukrainians as possible. Destroy as many houses, social facilities and enterprises as possible. This is what will qualify the genocide of the Ukrainian people and for which the occupiers will definitely be brought to justice.
“The first trial in Ukraine against a Russian war criminal has already begun. And it will end with the full restoration of justice within the international tribunal. I’m sure of it. We will find and bring to justice all those who give and carry out criminal orders.”
Russia and Ukraine have been fighting for close to three months. Several casualties have already been recorded as a result of the conflict.
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, had in February this year, ordered the invasion of Ukraine due to some political differences.
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has also been reported to be “increasingly ill” and is “constantly accompanied” by a team of doctors.
This was revealed by former British spy, Christopher Steele.
Mr Steele, who wrote a dossier on Donald Trump and Moscow’s alleged interference in the 2016 US elections, had earlier stated that the Russian leader was “quite seriously ill”, although the “exact details” of what ailed him are not known.
The latest remarks come amid mounting speculation on the Russian president’s allegedly deteriorating health and rumours that he is suffering from cancer.
“He’s constantly accompanied around the place by a team of doctors,” the former spy told LBC radio.
He also claimed that Mr Putin’s key meetings have to be divided into sections so that the president can take breaks in between to receive treatment from his doctors.
The claims are the latest in a growing number of concerns over Mr Putin’s health after videos circulating on social media showed him “shaking uncontrollably”.