War in Ukraine should not be ‘new normal’, warns top humanitarian there

A surge of attacks by Russian forces on the Kharkiv area of Ukraine is causing significant civilian casualties, as well as the destruction of homes and crucial infrastructure, the top UN official in Ukraine said today, in a plea not to “normalize” the dire conditions for Ukrainian civilians.

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War in Ukraine should not be ‘new normal’, warns top humanitarian there

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