Russia's attacks on energy infrastructure must be seen as part of genocide
He stated this at a briefing for foreign media, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
"Deliberate Russian strikes on Ukrainian critical civilian infrastructure are war crimes. Given their systemic nature and accompanying messages of Russian propaganda and officials, these strikes must be considered part of Russia’s genocide of the Ukrainian people. The 1948 Genocide Convention is clear of this: deliberately inflicting of on the group conditions of life to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part is genocide," said the head of Ukrainian diplomacy.
In particular, Kuleba noted that Russian terror worsened the humanitarian situation in Ukraine and damaged about 40% percent of the energy system, and he also drew attention to the recognition by Russian officials and talking heads on national television that their goal is to freeze Ukrainian cities to death.
The minister stressed that the strikes do not weaken Ukraine's determination to defeat the Russian terrorist regime on the battlefield, adding that the only way to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin is to provide maximum support to Ukraine, including air defense systems and munitions for them.
In addition, the head of the MFA emphasized that deliberate attacks on the energy system are also part of a broader war Russia is waging on Ukraine and Europe, as Ukraine was forced to temporarily stop exporting electricity to the European Union in order to cover its own needs.
As reported by Ukrinform, 12 people were killed and 60 more were injured, while residential buildings and critical infrastructure objects were damaged in Kyiv over the past three weeks as a result of enemy missile strikes and drone attacks.
