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Presidents of 11 countries warn Russia that there is no statute of limitations for war crimes

Leaders of Bulgaria, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary demand that Russia immediately stop attacks on civilian objects.

Presidents of 11 countries warn Russia that there is no statute of limitations for war crimes
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Presidents of 11 countries of Central and Eastern Europe announced in a joint statement that the bombing of Ukrainian cities by Russia is a war crime that has no statute of limitations and falls under the jurisdiction of international courts.

"We, the Presidents of Bulgaria, Montenegro, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary, condemn the recent massive bombing of Ukrainian cities by Russia, which is a war crime under international law," the document reads.

The leaders demanded from Russia to immediately stop attacks on civilian objects. They also emphasized that they consider unacceptable public threats by representatives of the Russian Federation to use nuclear weapons. In this regard, they will adhere to their commitments to defend their countries and allies.. In this regard, they will adhere to their commitments to defend their countries and allies.

"We will continue our efforts to bring those responsible for today's crime to justice," the statement reads.

On the morning of 10 October, Russia launched missile attacks on Kyiv, Khmelnytskyy, Lviv, Zhytomyr, Dnipro and other cities. In total, 84 missiles were launched at the territory of Ukraine, 43 of them were shot down.

Today Russia continued to strike at Ukraine. It was reported that the enemy is attacking from the Caspian Sea with X-101/X-555 missiles. Also, explosions occurred in several regions: in Kyiv, Odesa, Rivne, Khmelnytskyy regions the air defence was working, in Vinnytsуa Region - Ladyzhyn thermal power plant was hit. In Lviv, part of the city was left without electricity after the explosions.

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