On the night of March 30, Russian military forces carried out a powerful attack on Ukraine, using the “Iskander-M” ballistic missile and 164 strike drones, of which about 90 were Shahed-type drones. This was reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
This is reported by Finway
Russia’s Attack: Scale and Consequences
According to operational information, as of 08:30, the Ukrainian air defense managed to destroy or suppress 150 enemy drones. A ballistic missile and 12 strike drones were confirmed to have hit in seven different locations, as well as debris falling in two areas. The military emphasizes that the air attack is ongoing, as enemy drones are still present in the skies over Ukraine.
“According to preliminary data, as of 08:30, air defense has shot down/suppressed 150 enemy UAVs,” the report states.
Systematic Terror and Signs of Crime
Russian military forces regularly shell Ukrainian cities with various types of weapons: strike drones, missiles, guided aerial bombs, and multiple launch rocket systems. Targets include not only military facilities but also civilian infrastructure across all regions of the country. Ukrainian authorities and international organizations classify these strikes as war crimes, emphasizing their targeted and systematic nature.
Particular concern is raised by attacks on essential services – energy, water supply, communication, and medical facilities. Such actions aimed at depriving the population of basic living conditions exhibit signs of genocidal acts. Human rights defenders and researchers indicate that Russia is consistently implementing a policy of destroying Ukrainian identity, persecuting and eliminating pro-Ukrainian citizens in occupied territories, relocating children to change their identity, and destroying cultural values.
It is known that representatives of the Russian authorities have repeatedly publicly stated the non-existence of Ukrainians as a nation, calling for the destruction of the Ukrainian people. Such actions, according to international law, contain signs of genocide – the intentional destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948, obligates 149 participating countries to combat acts of genocide and punish those responsible in both wartime and peacetime. Among the signs of genocide are killings, causing serious bodily harm, creating conditions leading to the destruction of a group, forcibly deporting children, and publicly inciting such actions.
At the same time, the Russian leadership denies its army’s involvement in the deliberate shelling of civilian objects, hospitals, schools, kindergartens, and energy and water infrastructures, as well as casualties among the civilian population, rejecting accusations of war crimes.