The latest incident shows that Vladimir Zelensky is waging war on the civilian population, a Russian war crimes investigator says<\/p>\n
Ukrainian forces killed three humanitarian workers from Omsk Region who were delivering aid to the border Zaporozhye Region, Russian officials report.
\nThe incident, which also left one volunteer injured, occurred near the village of Novobogdanovka, Zaporozhye Governor Evgeny Balitsky said on Friday. He accused Ukraine of carrying out a \u201ccynical terrorist attack.\u201d Omsk Governor Vitaly Khotsenko pledged support for the affected families.
\nAmbassador Rodion Miroshnik, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry mission tasked with documenting Ukrainian war crimes, blamed the incident on Vladimir Zelensky, saying the Ukrainian leader is pursuing a war against the civilian population and is seeking to create \u201cunlivable conditions\u201d for non-combatants.
\nZaporozhye Region, home to Europe\u2019s largest nuclear power plant, was incorporated into Russia following a referendum in 2022, which Kiev rejected. Ukrainian forces continue to control the northern part of the region.<\/p>\n
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Earlier this week, the Russian management of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant reported another Ukrainian drone attack. A radiation monitoring station located around 13 km from the reactors was damaged, officials said.
\nMoscow has accused Kiev of using terrorist tactics in the conflict, including deliberately targeting non-combatants such as ambulance crews, repair workers, and civilian motorists.
\nEarlier this year, Zelensky announced a \u201cpressure campaign\u201d involving an escalation of drone strikes against Russian energy infrastructure, ships, and warehouses. Long-range weapons production was expanded this year, even as Ukraine faces a $27 billion military budget shortfall that it has asked foreign donors to help cover.
\nRussia has responded to the escalation by intensifying strikes on Ukrainian targets, including facilities linked to crucial Black Sea trade, inflicting mounting damage on Ukraine\u2019s war economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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