Petro condemns the Russian bombing of Kramatorsk in which three Colombians were injured

June 29 () –

The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has condemned the bombardment perpetrated on Tuesday by the Russian Army on civilians in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, which has so far left eleven dead and dozens injured, including several citizens of nationality Colombian.

“Russia has attacked three defenseless Colombian civilians. It thus violates the protocols of the war. The Foreign Ministry must deliver (a) diplomatic note of protest. We await the safe return to their homes of Sergio, Héctor and Catalina,” he said. published Petro on his Twitter account.

The injured are the former Colombian High Commissioner for Peace Sergio Jaramillo, the writer Héctor Abad Faciolince and the journalist Catalina Gómez Ángel, who suffered minor injuries after an attack that hit the restaurant where they were having dinner with the Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, in “critical condition” from a head injury.

The Colombian Foreign Minister, Álvaro Leyva, has already expressed his “concern, solidarity and wishes for a speedy recovery.” “Solidarity with them, with the fatalities and their relatives, as well as with the other people who were affected, including the (Ukrainian) writer Victoria Amelina,” the ministry said in a statement.

In addition, the Foreign Ministry has promised that it “will continue to be aware” of this event and will work to offer “the necessary support to those affected by the attack.