ICRC suspends work in Ukraine for security reasons – media
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has temporarily suspended its work in Ukraine for security reasons, Reuters reports, citing an ICRC representative.
"For security reasons, our teams have paused operations today," a spokesperson said in an emailed response to a Reuters question.
The Norwegian Refugee Council also said that it had halted its aid operations in Ukraine until it is safe to resume.
As reported, as a result of Russian missile strikes on various cities of Ukraine on Monday morning, 10 people were killed (five of them in Kyiv) and about 60 were injured.
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