As a result of the massive shelling carried out by the Russian army in the Dnipropetrovsk region over the course of a day, one local resident was killed and 12 others were injured. This was reported by the head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Hanzha.
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Scale of Attacks and Impact on the Population
According to the regional leader, Russian forces launched nearly 70 strikes across various areas of Dnipropetrovsk. The most affected settlements were in the Nikopol district: Nikopol, Marhanets, Chervonohryhorivka, Myrivka, and Pokrovsk communities. In the Pokrovsk community, the shelling claimed the life of a 65-year-old man, while two other men aged 55 and 62 were injured. In Nikopol, eight people fell victim to the enemy attack, two of whom, aged 45 and 54, are in serious condition in the hospital. In the Myrivka community, a 73-year-old woman was injured, and her condition is assessed by doctors as moderate.
“A 65-year-old man was killed in the Pokrovsk community, and men aged 55 and 62 were injured. In Nikopol, eight people were affected by the enemy attack. The men aged 45 and 54 are hospitalized in serious condition. A 73-year-old woman was injured in the Myrivka community. She has been hospitalized, and her condition is assessed by doctors as moderate,” said the regional head.
Additionally, in the Kryvyi Rih district, the Zelene Dolyna and Hrushivka communities came under enemy fire. The shelling damaged private homes and a solar panel, and a 68-year-old man was injured and is currently in the hospital in moderate condition.
Signs of Genocidal Actions and International Reaction
Russian forces continue to regularly attack Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure using various types of weaponry, including strike drones, missiles, aerial bombs, and multiple launch rocket systems. Ukrainian authorities and international human rights organizations insist that these strikes exhibit signs of war crimes and genocide, as they are aimed at destroying the essential systems for the population’s survival, healthcare facilities, and depriving people of access to electricity, heating, water, communication, and medical assistance.
Legal experts and genocide researchers emphasize that Russia is committing actions during the full-scale war that could be classified as genocide. Among these are public calls for the destruction of Ukrainians, targeted strikes on critical infrastructure, persecution of pro-Ukrainian citizens in occupied territories, deportation of children, and destruction of Ukrainian cultural heritage.
The UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted in 1948, obliges member states to prevent acts of genocide and punish those responsible. It defines genocide as actions aimed at the complete or partial destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
Despite numerous facts of the destruction of residential buildings, hospitals, schools, and other civilian objects, the leadership of Russia denies that its forces intentionally strike peaceful civilians and Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure.