New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell took to Twitter Thursday afternoon to voice assist for Ukraine following its invasion by Russian forces, and stating that New Bedford is open to refugees fleeing from the battle.
Simply earlier than 5 p.m., Mitchell tweeted from his account, “We in #Newbedford lend our voice to the refrain condemning Russia’s unprovoked assault on #Ukraine. Our metropolis stands prepared and keen to help refugees if known as upon.”
Mitchell is one in all many civic leaders on native, nation and worldwide phases condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin and his resolution to invade neighboring Ukraine. Earlier on Thursday, President Joe Biden issued new sanctions towards Russia within the wake of the invasion, and different nations adopted swimsuit.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned Thursday that at the least 137 Ukrainian civilians and troopers had been killed within the first day of the invasion. Reuters reported that as many as 100,000 have fled their houses in Ukraine, with 1000’s of them fleeing into neighboring international locations.
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