Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says tens of thousands killed in Mariupol,seeks military aid from S.Korea
18:33 JST, April 11, 2022
KYIV (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people have likely been killed in Russia’s assault on the southeastern city of Mariupol,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, as he asked Seoul for any military aid it could provide.
“Mariupol has been destroyed, there are tens of thousands of dead, but even despite this, the Russians are not stopping their offensive, Zelenskiy said in a video address to South Korean lawmakers.
”Reuters has confirmed widespread destruction in Mariupol but could not verify the accuracy of his estimate of those killed in the city,
which lies between eastern areas of Ukraine held by Russian-backed separatists and Russian-annexed Crimea.
Zelenskiy did not specify which weapons he sought, but said South Korea had many weapons that could not only help save the lives
of ordinary Ukrainians, but help prevent Russia from attacking other nations.
Ukraine needs various military technologies from airplanes to tanks, he said through an interpreter. “South Korea can help us.”
South Korean defense minister Suh Wook and Ukrainian defense minister Oleksii Reznikov held a phone conversation on Friday on
Reznikov’s request. Reznikov thanked Suh for sending humanitarian aid and supplies and asked South Korea to send anti-aircraft
weapons, Seoul’s defense ministry said on Monday.
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