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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shweta Sharma

Beleaguered Ukrainian town of Izium ‘at breaking point’ after constant Russian attack: ‘No one to bury dead’

via REUTERS

The city of Izium in eastern Ukraine’s Kharkiv region is “at a breaking point” as it is rapidly running out of food, medicine and water after being under siege by Russia for two weeks, according to Amnesty International.

The city has been under constant bombardment from the Russian forces with its residents on “the brink of a humanitarian disaster”, said the human rights organisation, that interviewed 26 of the town’s residents.

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