Russia accuses Ukraine of using banned weapons
Russia has accused Ukraine of using prohibited weapons during military operations to regain the pro-Russian militias' stronghold of Slavyansk.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces have been using the prohibited arms against civilians in Slavyansk.
The ministry added that refugees and children are also targeted in the operations.
"Ukrainian defense forces and nationalists are using prohibited weapons against the Slavyansk civilians, firing on refugees and killing children," said Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Special Representative for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law.
"Kiev's humanitarian crimes against (Ukraine's) southeastern residents are multiplying. They must be investigated and the guilty punished," Dolgov added.
Senior officials in Kiev have categorically denied the allegations.
Slavyansk has been the epicenter of Ukraine's two-month offensive against pro-Russia protesters.
Ukraine's Health Ministry says the battles have claimed the lives of 270 pro-Russia armed men, federal soldiers and civilians.
Ukraine’s mainly Russian-speaking parts in the east have been the scene of deadly clashes between pro-Russia protesters and the Ukrainian army since Kiev launched military operations in the southeastern regions in mid-April in a bid to root out the demonstrations there.
Kiev says it is targeting armed pro-Russia protesters, but many civilians have been caught in the shelling that has been going on for days.
Schools, houses, institutions and even an orphanage have been targeted by Kiev’s military in the city of Slavyansk in recent weeks.
Russia has called on Ukraine to cease its military operations in its eastern regions and to commence national dialogue to put an end to the bloodshed.
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