The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is aware of the situation regarding people held captive near Kiev, but it is not commenting on it, the organization told Sputnik on Thursday.
"We are aware of reports concerning recent events in Borshchagevka... We do not comment on specific incidents," the organization stated. If the ICRC has any concerns regarding the situation of people affected by armed conflict, then it discusses them directly with the relevant authorities, the organization added.On Wednesday, a court in Ukraine ordered the 60-day detention without bail of medical worker Valentina Molodaya, who was among the first to arrive at the torture chamber in Petropavlovskaya Borshchagevka and stated that the people in the basement needed medical assistance.
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© AP Photo / Eranga JayawardenaWorkers stand outside the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warehouse in Kelaniya, a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is aware of the situation regarding people held captive near Kiev, but it is not commenting on it, the organization told Sputnik on Thursday.
"We are aware of reports concerning recent events in Borshchagevka... We do not comment on specific incidents," the organization stated.
If the ICRC has any concerns regarding the situation of people affected by armed conflict, then it discusses them directly with the relevant authorities, the organization added.
On Wednesday, a court in Ukraine ordered the 60-day detention without bail of medical worker Valentina Molodaya, who was among the first to arrive at the torture chamber in Petropavlovskaya Borshchagevka and stated that the people in the basement needed medical assistance.
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