Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has killed 575 Ukrainian children and injured another 1609.
This was announced by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets.
‘It has been officially established that 1609 children were injured and 575 were killed. The real figures may be even more terrible, because we do not have access to data from the TOT of Ukraine. The Russian Federation cynically and systematically violates the Geneva Conventions relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War and the Treatment of Prisoners of War,’ he said.
During a meeting with a delegation of the German Bundestag led by Nils Grunder to strengthen support for Ukraine, the Ombudsman spoke about the work on the implementation of the fourth point of the Peace Formula and the importance of involving third countries to return all Ukrainian citizens from captivity and deportation.
Lubinets thanked Germany for its consistent assistance at all levels in confronting Russia.
‘We highly appreciate Germany's assistance, but Ukraine needs even more support from all our international partners. If we want the democratic system not to lose to totalitarian regimes, then civilised countries must quickly make difficult decisions to strengthen our opposition to Russia. Otherwise, the war in Europe will not be limited to Ukraine alone,’ the Ombudsman adds.