russia has already deported more than 1.3 mln Ukrainians to its territory, and 17,306 people in the last 24 hours.
The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Lyudmyla Denisova announced this in Telegram.
"As of the morning of May 21, russia has deported 1,377,925 people to its territory, including 232,480 children. Over the past day russia has deported 17,306, including 2,213 children," she said.
Denisova emphasized that russia's claims about the alleged voluntary relocation of Ukrainians are not true. In Ukraine, there is indisputable evidence of forced and pre-planned deportation.
The Ombudsman emphasized that russia's actions grossly violate Article 49 of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, which prohibits the forced relocation or deportation of persons from occupied territories. Deportation and forced displacement are crimes against humanity under Article 7 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Denisova added.
She called on the UN Commission to Investigate Human Rights Violations during the russian Federation's military invasion of Ukraine to consider these facts of russia's crimes against humanity and human rights violations.
The adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petro Andryushchenko released a video of deportation of civilians from the city occupied by russians.
According to Andryushchenko, only on May 20, 416 people were taken from Mariupol to the filtration camp.