The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has entered its 942nd day, with the situation escalating on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. In the latest developments, Russian attacks on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia resulted in one death and five injuries, while Ukrainian shelling of the village of Arkhangelskoe caused three deaths and two injuries. The Russian Foreign Ministry reported that 56 civilians were killed and 266 injured in the Kursk region since Ukraine’s incursion, while Ukraine denied targeting civilians and called for UN and Red Cross access to verify the situation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the US seeking support to end Russian aggression, including approval to use Western-supplied longer-range weapons on Russian military targets. A UN Human Rights Council commission reported that Russian prisons were withholding medical care for Ukrainian prisoners and engaging in torture, with a system of fear and punishment worsening in Russia. The UN special rapporteur on Russia’s rights situation also highlighted a rise in political prisoners and the recruitment of violent criminals to fight in Ukraine.
In the Hague, Russia and Ukraine clashed at the Permanent Court of Arbitration over access to coastal waters near Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014. The European Union’s foreign policy chief announced that the Group of Seven is discussing allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles to target deep inside Russian territory. The situation remains tense as the conflict continues to result in casualties and violations of international humanitarian law.
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