She and her team claim that there are several discrepancies in the report, which was compiled by foreign observers, without any assistance from local staff. "We did everything we could to prevent this report from going public," wrote Oksana Pokalchuk, Amnesty Ukraine's leader on Facebook. Perhaps the most surprising criticism came from Amnesty's very own Ukraine operation. The report got harsh pushback from Ukrainian officials and civil society leaders. "Viable alternatives were available that would not endanger civilians – such as military bases or densely wooded areas nearby, or other structures further away from residential areas," the report states. The international human rights organization says it spent two months in Ukraine interviewing locals and collecting physical evidence to compile the report. "A lot of places are only taking cash right now, and many ATMs aren't working.Senior Crisis Advisor of Amnesty International Donatella Rovera (center) released a report Augcondemning the Ukrainian army for putting civilians at risk, a possible war crime.ĭogukan Keskinkilic/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesĪmnesty International issued a report on Thursday accusing the Ukrainian military of stationing its troops and artillery near hospitals, schools and residential buildings in ways that may amount to war crimes. "We've been drinking unfiltered tap water," Kalaaji says. They've struggled to get basic supplies as attacks continue around the city.
She has spent the week at a friend's apartment. "We've spent the last few days hiding in bomb shelters," says Jana Kalaaji, a Syrian citizen who studies general medicine. Other students also say it's been a harrowing experience. They were also told to keep their lights off at night to avoid being targeted by Russian forces. He and his friends woke up to explosions last week in the early hours of the morning. Sumy State is organizing food and water supplies for students, and all classes have been canceled, Hussain said. He and other students are using the hashtag #savesumystudents on Twitter to document their struggles. Hussain is pursuing a degree in medicine, but his plans for the future have come to a pause. "It would be difficult for us to get to western Ukraine," says Zakaria Hussain, another student also from India. The closest border is with Russia, which is about 40 miles away. The journey to the Polish border from Sumy is over 500 miles by car. He was one of hundreds of civilian casualties recorded since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February.Ī message from the students of Sumy: #savesumystudents #ceasefiresumy /Y6JSzGMy7w- Koko 🇺🇦 March 5, 2022 And Jaiswal says tensions are getting worse on campus, especially after reports that an Indian student was killed by shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, last week. Some international students have been evacuated through Ukraine's western borders, crossing into Poland and Hungary.īut students in Sumy say they have few options to make the journey west, worried for their safety in the middle of shelling and attacks. There are about 1,700 international students attending Sumy State - many from India, Pakistan, Nigeria and Morocco, according to Jaiswal. We are just trying to survive every day," she says. And until running water recently came back, they were relying on the snow for cooking and bathing. But like much of the local population, these international students feel terrified and trapped by the war around them.Ī medical student from India, Jaiswal and her classmates attend Sumy State University, in the Ukrainian city of Sumy. Now the running water is back on at their university in northeastern Ukraine. For several days, Shivangi Jaiswal and her classmates had to collect snow in bottles to drink.
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