On the night in the Kyiv region, Russian drones struck civilian infrastructure, particularly in the Fastiv district. As a result of the attack, a kindergarten and several residential buildings were damaged, reported the head of the regional military administration Mykola Kalashnyk and the State Emergency Service.
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Consequences of the shelling in the Fastiv district
As a result of the shelling, the roof of the kindergarten caught fire, windows were shattered in a four-story residential building, and two private households were also damaged. Emergency services and rescuers are working at the scene, addressing the aftermath of the night attack. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties.
“The roof of the kindergarten caught fire. In the nearby four-story residential building, windows were shattered. Two private households were also damaged,” the State Emergency Service reports.
Also, in the capital, debris from a drone was recorded falling, as previously reported by the mayor of Kyiv.
Systematic attacks on civilian objects and legal assessment
Russian military forces continuously strike Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure, using various types of weapons, including strike drones, missiles, guided aerial bombs, and multiple launch rocket systems. Such actions exhibit signs of war crimes, as emphasized by the Ukrainian authorities and international human rights organizations. They highlight the targeted nature of the attacks, which aim to deprive the population of electricity, water, heat, communication, and medical assistance.
Experts believe that the systematic destruction of vital facilities, as well as statements by Russian officials about the need to eliminate Ukrainians as a nation, exhibit signs of genocide. Such actions include not only shelling of essential facilities but also public calls for the destruction of Ukrainians, persecution of the active part of the population in occupied territories, persecution of the intelligentsia, deportation of children, and destruction of cultural heritage.
According to the UN Convention on the Prevention of the Crime of Genocide, signed in 1948, participating countries are obligated to prevent genocide and punish such crimes in both wartime and peacetime. The Convention defines genocide as actions aimed at the complete or partial destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
At the same time, the leadership of the Russian Federation denies targeted strikes on civilian objects, despite numerous facts of the destruction of hospitals, schools, kindergartens, energy, and water facilities on Ukrainian territory.