As the United States moved on Thursday to cut US exports to three Russian airlines and the UN General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council, British officials warned that the Russian bombing of Ukraine was . The British Ministry of Defense says the country is targeting infrastructure to destroy the Ukrainian government and army in the face of a new attack. In a briefing on Thursday, the ministry said that “progressive offensive operations in eastern Ukraine are the main focus of Russian military forces.” UN SUSPENSION OF RUSSIA BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL FOLLOWING BUCHA PHILOSOPHY OF UKRAINE Russia, they continued, seems to be targeting the “line of control” between areas in Donbass controlled by Ukraine and those held by pro-Russian separatists. The United Kingdom has said that “Russian forces are likely to continue to face morale and supply and personnel shortages.” The Russians have largely withdrawn around the capital Kiev and northern Ukraine.
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This warning comes as Ukraine has told residents to evacuate the affected areas and urged Western states helping their defenses to send “weapons, weapons and ammunition”. “The more weapons we take and the faster they reach Ukraine, the more lives will be saved,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba told NATO headquarters. NATO Secretary-General Jen Stoltenberg has called on Western allies to send more weapons to Ukraine. While the countries provided Ukraine with portable anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons, they were reluctant to supply aircraft, tanks or any equipment that Ukrainian troops would have to be trained to use. RUSSIA INVASES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATES On Wednesday, members of the House of Representatives passed legislation calling for a federal government report on war crimes committed during the war. The United States has also announced sanctions against two adult daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin and said it was tightening sanctions on Russian banks. Britain has banned investment in Russia, pledging to end its dependence on Russian coal and oil by the end of the year. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused Ukraine of backing down on its proposals on Crimea and Ukraine’s military regime, and said Washington and its allies had pressed Ukraine to continue fighting. Lavrov said Russia intended to resume talks with Ukraine, and the Kremlin said it would decide whether Putin would attend a G20 summit later this year, based on developments. The Kremlin continues to insist that its troops have not committed war crimes and that Ukrainians have directed images of streets littered with hundreds of corpses. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces had removed corpses in an effort to cover up war crimes in areas still under their control. “This is just an attempt to hide the evidence and nothing more,” he said. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION The International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched an investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine ahead of the grim revelations. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
