UN / UKRAINE AMBASSADOR KYSLYTSYA

08-Jun-2023 00:01:54
A group of Member States from the Security Council expressed its “profound concern” over the reported shelling of Kherson, Ukraine, during the evacuation from the areas flooded after the destruction of the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / UKRAINE AMBASSADOR KYSLYTSYA
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 8 JUNE 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, United Nations Headquarters

8 JUNE 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Pan left, Kyslytsya and group of ambassadors walks to the stakeout
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ukraine:
“We express our profound concern over the reported shelling of Kherson, Ukraine, during the evacuation from the areas flooded after the destruction of the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. According to the Kherson local authorities, at least nine people, including police, medical and rescue personnel were wounded today in the city as a result of shelling that occurred during the ongoing evacuation operation. We strongly condemn shelling of evacuation areas and call on the Russian Federation to cease such attacks and allow the evacuation teams to safely help the affected civilian population. We also urge the Russian Federation to grant full, safe and unimpeded access to the affected areas of the left bank of the Dnieper River, which are currently under its military control, for humanitarian actors, in particular, those from the United Nations and ICRC to help affected local residents.”

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

4. Close up, journalist working on his phone

8 JUNE 2023, NEW YORK CITY

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ukraine:
“We expect full cooperation from the occupational authorities in granting unimpeded access to the international actors like the United Nations and ICRC to evacuate the people. Even their soldiers are sitting on the trees expecting evacuation and they're not even taking care of their own soldiers.”
4. Pan right, Kyslytsya and group of ambassadors walk away from the stakeout
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A group of Member States from the Security Council expressed its “profound concern” over the reported shelling of Kherson, Ukraine, during the evacuation from the areas flooded after the destruction of the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant.

Reading a joint statement from the group of ambassadors on Thursday (8 June) in New York, the Permanent Representative of Ukraine, Sergiy Kyslytsya, said that, according to the Kherson local authorities, at least nine people, including police, medical and rescue personnel were wounded today in the city as a result of shelling that occurred during the ongoing evacuation operation.”

Kyslytsya added, “We strongly condemn shelling of evacuation areas and call on the Russian Federation to cease such attacks and allow the evacuation teams to safely help the affected civilian population.”

The ambassador also said that he and the other permanent representatives “urge the Russian Federation to grant full, safe and unimpeded access to the affected areas of the left bank of the Dnieper River, which are currently under its military control, for humanitarian actors, in particular, those from the United Nations and ICRC to help affected local residents.”

Answering a question from a journalist, Kyslytsya said that Ukraine expects “full cooperation from the occupational authorities in granting unimpeded access to the international actors like the United Nations and ICRC to evacuate the people.”

“Even their soldiers are sitting on the trees expecting evacuation and they're not even taking care of their own soldiers,” added the permanent representative.
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