Russia claims Ukraine ops can be completed in foreseeable future; 'Goals being achieved'

As Russia-Ukraine war continues relentlessly even on 44th day, Russian presidential spokesman me a big statement on Friday. While speaking to local media, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia expects that special military operation in Ukraine 'can be completed' in foreseeable future. He furr ded that goals of Moscow are being 'achieved', as operation continues in Kyiv.

DPR train station under rocket attack

On Day 44 of ongoing war, Tochka-U missiles ripped through a station in  Kramatorsk region in so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), killing at least 30 civilians. Thousands of people were at station, used to evacuate civilians in eastern Ukraine, at time of attack as y tried to flee ruthless military aggression. In visuals accessed by Republic Media Network, smoke can be seen manifesting itself as a towering plume against blue sky as several rockets struck station one after or. As shelling intensified, chaos and commotion hit residents who fled for cover in -hoc shelters. 

Condemning incident, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelelnskyy said, "Russian n-humans do t abandon ir methods. Lacking strength and cour to stand up to us on battlefield, y are cynically destroying civilian population. This is an evil that has limits. And if it is t punished, it will never stop." 

However, Ukraine's claim of Russia's hand in incident has been refuted by Moscow, which claims Kyiv itself fired Tochka-U missiles. It is to te that a Tochka-U ballistic missile is usually launched mounted on a 6x6 truck. projectile has a range of 120 km. Ukraine reportedly possesses 90 Tochka-U missiles in its arsenal. 

UNGA suspends Russia from Human Rights Council

Meanwhile, in response to relentless military aggression, United Nations General Assembly on Thursday suspended Russia from  UN Human Rights Council over allegations of horrific human rights violations in Ukraine. move was earlier initiated by US after harrowing ims surfaced depicting corpses strewn across streets of Ukrainian city, Bucha, with Washington terming Moscow’s participation in top human rights body as a "farce”.

A total of 92 countries have voted in favour and 24 have voted against resolution, whereas, 53 nations, including India, have abstained from voting.