Iryna Vereshchuk: “Russia is a terrorist state, and we demand from the world to recognize it as terrorist state!

During the briefing, Iryna Vereshchuk also spoke about the terrorist actions of the Russian occupiers against the civilian Ukrainian population. They are currently illegally detaining about 400 people from the Mariupol Regional Intensive Care Hospital.

“I appeal once again to the international community to see and hear what is happening in Mariupol today. Russia is a terrorist state, we demand from the world to recognize it! And the entire international community should focus its efforts on the release of hostages, doctors, and SES employees. Let’s save them together!” –
she said.

Iryna Vereshchuk added that the Ukrainian authorities are making every effort to release representatives of local government illegally detained by the occupying forces – Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov, Dniproruden Mayor Yevhen Matveev and Serhiy Priyma who were abducted on March 13.07:44