Ukraine's UN ambassador Reads Texts from a Russian Soldier To His Mother Moments Before He Was Killed: 'Mama, I'm in Ukraine. There is a real war raging here. I'm afraid. We are bombing all of the cities, even targeting civilians'
Ukraine's ambassador to the
United Nations on Monday read out what he said were the final text messages from a Russian soldier to his mother - describing his horror at the unfolding war before he was killed.
It came during an emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss the Russian
invasion of Ukraine.
'Mom I'm no longer in Crimea,' they began. 'I'm not in training sessions.'
His mother asks: 'Where are you then? Papa is asking whether I can send you a parcel.'
'What kind of a parcel mama can you send me,' he responds
'What are you talking about? What happened?'
'Mama, I'm in Ukraine,' he responds, before describing the horror unfolding.
'There is a real war raging here. I'm afraid. We are bombing all of the cities together, even targeting civilians.
'We were told that they would welcome us and they are falling under our armored vehicles, throwing themselves under the wheels and not allowing us to pass.
People walk past burned cars a day after a shelling on a residential area in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The country is enduring its fifth day of fighting after Russian invaded on Thursday
Firefighters tackle blaze at a house after recent shelling, in the separatist-controlled city of Donetsk, Ukraine, as the conflict rages into its fifth day
Kyslytsya concluded the exchange by saying the last message was sent 'moments' before the soldier was killed.
Details of the messages could not be immediately verified.
'Mama, I'm in Ukraine.There is a war raging. We are bombing the cities, even targeting civilians' | Daily Mail Online