The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) responded to Russia’s criticism of the organization’s response to the Belgorod attacks by stating that the lives of all civilians matter. This was reported by RIA News referring to the organization’s press secretary, Ravina Shamdasani.
“The lives of all civilians undoubtedly matter, and all states have a responsibility to ensure the protection of civilians. We have a global mandate and work on human rights issues around the world,” Shamdasani said.
Thus, the UN commented on the statement of Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Gennady Gatilov, who said that the silence of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk regarding the attack on the center of Belgorod in Ukraine was shameful.
Before that, the permanent representative of Russia, Vasily Nebenzya stated At the UN Security Council meeting, it was stated that the attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Belgorod was carried out deliberately and indiscriminately.
The moment of impact in the center of Belgorod before caught on video.