GENEVA, October 1 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow views shelling of a school in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk a blatant violation of international humanitarian law, Russian Foreign Ministry's Special Representative for Human Rights Konstantin Dolgov told RIA Novosti Wednesday.
"The particular cynicism of this shelling is the very fact that today was the children's first day at school. And on this day, artillery directly targets them. These are blatant, intolerable things," Dolgov said.
He emphasized that these actions are grave violations of international humanitarian law that take place at the moment when "there are real prerequisites for a political settlement."
"Shelling is going on, despite the announced ceasefire, which is a blatant violation. Civilians are still being killed. This situation is absolutely unbearable. We insist that all crimes against civilians should be systematized and an independent international investigation should be launched," special representative for human rights stated.
At least 11 people have been killed in shelling of the school in Donetsk on Wednesday. According to the city council, 70 children were inside the building when firing started. There has been no confirmation from the Ukrainian sources yet.
The Ukrainian government and independence supporters of the country's eastern regions agreed to a ceasefire during the September 5 Contact Group meeting in Minsk. Since the establishment of the ceasefire, the opposing sides have repeatedly accused one another of violating the truce.
