Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during extremely low temperatures are aimed at creating conditions intended to physically destroy Ukrainians, which fully falls under the definition of Article II (c) of the Convention on the Prevention of the Crime of Genocide.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated this on the social network X.
“It’s a freezing morning in Ukraine with extreme cold temperatures below -15°C. And this is exactly why Russia attacked Ukraine overnight using over 300 drones, 18 ballistic and 7 cruise missiles, targeting energy to deprive people of power, water, and heating,” the Foreign Minister said.
“Russia is deliberately trying to inflict conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction of the Ukrainian people—which falls exactly under the definition of Article II (c) of the Genocide Convention,” he added.
Sybiha also reported that four people were killed as a result of a Russian strike on a civilian postal terminal in Kharkiv region, and many more were injured across the country. In Kyiv region alone, hundreds of thousands of people were left without power.
“There must be no illusions about what Russia is trying to achieve. And therefore, no pauses in support for Ukraine and pressure on Moscow to force it to end its genocidal war. Cynically, Russia undertook this attack right when the emergency UN Security Council meeting in New York focused on its previous barbaric attacks against civilians in Ukraine. ,” the minister stressed.
The head of Ukrainian diplomacy is convinced that Moscow is showing complete disregard not only for the UN Charter but also for peace efforts led by the United States, and he calls for concrete steps to increase the cost of the war for the aggressor.
