As a result of another large-scale attack by Russian troops on Zhytomyr, a 12-year-old girl was injured. This was reported by the head of the regional military administration, Vitaliy Bunechko. According to him, the Russians struck the central part of the city, causing serious damage to a two-story residential building, and windows were shattered in surrounding buildings. Rescuers quickly localized the fire that broke out after the shelling.
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Condition of the Victims and a Call for Safety
The injured girl was urgently hospitalized, and doctors are providing her with the necessary medical assistance. Vitaliy Bunechko urged the residents of Zhytomyr not to ignore air raid alerts for their own safety.
“According to operational information, a 12-year-old girl was injured as a result of the attack. She has been taken to the hospital, where she is receiving the necessary assistance,” added Bunechko.
Scale of Russian Attacks and Signs of Genocide
On March 24, Russia carried out one of the most powerful drone attacks on Ukrainian territory. Military officials report that throughout the day, the Russian army launched 556 strike drones. Russian troops systematically shell Ukrainian cities with various types of weapons, including kamikaze drones, missiles, and multiple launch rocket systems, hitting civilian infrastructure across all regions of the country.
The Ukrainian authorities, along with international organizations, classify these actions as war crimes of the Russian Federation, emphasizing their deliberate nature. Systematic attacks on essential facilities for the population, hospitals, electricity and water supply, as well as depriving citizens of necessary living conditions, exhibit signs of genocidal actions.
Human rights defenders and genocide researchers note that during the full-scale war, Russia is committing all types of crimes that may fall under the definition of genocide. This includes public statements denying the existence of Ukrainians as a people, calls for their destruction, targeted shelling of civilian objects, persecution of pro-Ukrainian populations in occupied territories, destruction of intellectuals, deportation of children and attempts to change their identity, as well as the confiscation of Ukrainian books and cultural values.
The UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted in 1948, obliges participating countries to prevent acts of genocide and punish them in both wartime and peacetime. According to the Convention, genocide is defined as acts aimed at the complete or partial destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. Signs of genocide include the killing of group members, causing them serious bodily harm, creating living conditions intended for their destruction, preventing births, and forcibly transferring children to other groups, as well as publicly inciting such actions.
Despite numerous testimonies and evidence, the leadership of Russia continues to deny that its army deliberately targets civilian infrastructure, schools, hospitals, energy and water supply facilities, causing the deaths of civilians and the destruction of vital objects throughout Ukraine.