Press Release
ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS MUST STOP
20 August 2024
HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR FOR UKRAINE MATTHIAS SCHMALE CONDEMNS AN ATTACK BY THE RUSSIAN ARMED FORCES ON A TRANSIT SITE IN POKROVSK TOWN
I am alarmed by news from the Donetsk Region, where yet another attack by Russian Armed Forces damaged a transit centre in Pokrovsk Town where people already fleeing for safety had sought shelter.
Civilians and civilian infrastructure, including humanitarian facilities, which are crucial for saving lives, are protected under international humanitarian law, which must be adhered to.

Hilary Stauffer
OCHA
(Interim) Head of Communications and Reporting Unit
UN entities involved in this initiative
OCHA
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs