By AFP 16 January 2023 | 2:34 pm Russia’s weekend strike on a residential block in Dnipro, which killed at least 36 people, constitutes a “war crime”, EU presidency holder Sweden said on…. Rescuers work on a residential building destroyed after a missile strike, in Dnipro on January 16, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. – According to State Emergency Service report, as of 1:00 pm on December 16, 40 people died, including 6 children; 75 people got injured, including 14 children; 39 people were rescued, including 6 children; the fate of 34 people is still unknown. (Photo by vitalii matokha / AFP) Russia’s weekend strike on a residential block in Dnipro, which killed at least 36 people, constitutes a “war crime”, EU presidency holder Sweden said on Monday. “The Swedish government condemns in the strongest terms Russia’s continuing systemic attacks against civilians… in Ukraine, including Saturday’s missile strike on an apartment block in Dnipro”, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told reporters, calling it a “horrific attack”. “Intentional attacks against civilians are war crimes. Those responsible will be held to account”, he said, speaking at a joint press conference in Stockholm with European Council President Charles Michel. The Kremlin has denied responsiblity for the attack, and has pointed to an unsubstantiated theory circulating on social media that Ukrainian air defence systems had caused the damage. “The Russian armed forces do not strike residential buildings or social infrastructure. They strike military targets,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. The head of the Dnipropetrovsk region said Monday the fate of another 35 residents of the building was unknown, and said rescue operations were continuing some 40 hours after the strike. Latest 5 mins ago President Vladimir Putin on Monday slammed Kyiv’s “destructive” policies and growing Western arms supplies to Ukraine in a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin said. Putin said Kyiv was pursuing “a destructive line” and that it had “bet on the intensification of hostilities with the support of Western sponsors, who… 15 mins ago Nigerian popular singer, Olawale Olofooro, better known as Brymo, has issued an apology once again after making controversial comments about the southeast, saying the Igbo presidency would be a “pipe dream,” meaning it would be hopeless. 16 mins ago At least one person was gored to death and dozens more were injured during Jallikattu, a controversial bull-taming competition in India, officials said Monday. 24 mins ago Greece’s last king, Constantine II, was laid to rest on Monday at the royal cemetery of Tatoi near Athens, after a private funeral service that drew dozens of European royals and a crowd of several hundreds. 1 hour ago The last two climate activists holed up in a self-built tunnel to prevent the extension of a coal mine in western Germany left their hideout on Monday….
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