Today, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a resolution recognising the genocide of the Circassian people.
According to MP Oleksiy Honcharenko, the resolution was supported by 232 MPs.
The genocide, committed by the Russian Empire during the Russian-Caucasian War (1763-1864), was accompanied by ethnic cleansing, massacres, forced relocation, and the organisation of famines and epidemics.
As a result, more than 90% of Circassians were physically destroyed or relocated.
Ukraine honours the memory of the victims of this crime, condemns the colonial policy of the empire and calls on the international community to recognise this genocide.