Putin’s forces are increasingly hitting civilian population, Germany says

By Humeyra Pamuk Posted on March 4, 2022

11th emergency special session of the U.N. General Assembly on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in New York City

BERLIN (Reuters) – Russian forces in Ukraine are increasingly targeting the civilian population, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Friday ahead of a meeting with her EU counterparts.

“It is clear to see that this war of aggression by (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is targeting the civilian population with the most brutal rigor,” she told reporters in Brussels.

(Reporting by Sabine Siebold, editing by Marine Strauss)