Security Council Press Statement on Killing of Bus Passengers in Donetsk Region, Ukraine

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Cristián Barros Melet (Chile):

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the killing of 11 and injuring of 17 civilians, among them women and children, as a result of shelling of a passenger bus in Volnovakha, Donetsk region, on 13 January 2015.

The members of the Security Council expressed their deep sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims.

The members of the Security Council underlined the need to conduct an objective investigation and bring perpetrators of this reprehensible act to justice.

The members of the Security Council underlined the need for strict observation of the Minsk protocol of 5 September and its implementing memorandum of 19 September.