Fifteen individuals are hospitalized in Dnipro as a result of a missile attack by Russia that occurred the day before. This was reported by the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Hanzha.
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Condition of the Injured and Consequences of the Shelling
According to the head of the OVA, four of the injured men are in serious condition – they have sustained traumatic brain injuries, multiple shrapnel wounds, and contusions. The other hospitalized individuals have moderate injuries. In total, 19 people were injured as a result of the strike, and four others were killed.
“Four men are in serious condition. They have traumatic brain injuries, shrapnel wounds, and contusions. The rest of the hospitalized individuals are in moderate condition,” Hanzha stated.
Attacks by the Russian Federation: Qualification and International Responsibility
The Russian army systematically conducts strikes on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure using various types of weapons – from kamikaze drones to missiles and guided bombs. The Ukrainian authorities, together with international organizations, qualify such actions as war crimes of the Russian Federation, emphasizing their deliberate nature.
According to estimates by lawyers and genocide researchers, the targeted destruction of life-support systems, attacks on hospitals, power plants, and critical infrastructure, as well as public calls for the destruction of the Ukrainian nation, exhibit characteristics of genocidal actions. In particular, high-ranking Russian officials have repeatedly stated the non-existence of the Ukrainian people as an ethnicity and the necessity of their destruction, as documented in open sources.
In addition to physical attacks, crimes are recorded in temporarily occupied territories: persecution of pro-Ukrainian citizens, deportation of children, destruction of Ukrainian culture and language, as well as altering the identity of the younger generation. Such actions fall under the definition of genocide according to the 1948 UN Convention.
It is worth noting that the participants of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (currently 149) are obligated to prevent and punish manifestations of genocidal actions both in wartime and peacetime. Genocide is considered to be actions aimed at the total or partial destruction of a national, ethnic, or religious group, including killings, causing serious bodily harm, creating conditions for destruction, forcibly transferring children, and public incitement.
The Russian leadership denies the facts of targeted strikes on civilian infrastructure; however, the results of the shelling – destroyed hospitals, schools, energy facilities, and numerous casualties among the civilian population – indicate otherwise.