Kyiv:
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday visited Irpin exterior the capital of Ukraine, its mayor mentioned, the place Russian forces have been accused of atrocities towards civilians.
Irpin Mayor Oleksandr Markushyn posted footage on an official social media channel with footage of Trudeau writing that the Canadian prime minister “got here to Irpin to see along with his personal eyes all of the horror that the Russian occupiers had carried out to our metropolis.”
Trudeau’s workplace confirmed the go to saying that, “The prime minister is in Ukraine to fulfill with President Zelensky and reaffirm Canada’s unwavering assist for the Ukrainian individuals.”
Markushyn mentioned that the Canadian prime minister had been given a tour of the suburb that was badly broken by Russian forces within the early phases of their invasion launched in late February.
“He noticed — not army services — however burned and utterly destroyed houses of Irpin residents, who till just lately loved life and had their very own plans for the long run,” the mayor mentioned.
A number of Western political leaders together with UN Secretary-Basic Antonio Guterres have just lately visited Irpin and different residential areas across the capital Kyiv the place Russian forces have been accused of killing a whole bunch of civilians.
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