Russian forces carried out six strikes on the village of Novomykolaivka in the Zaporizhzhia district. As a result of the shelling, seven people were injured — three women and four men sustained injuries of varying severity and are under medical supervision.
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Consequences of the Attack and Damage to Infrastructure
The shelling significantly damaged civilian infrastructure in the village. The House of Culture, a dormitory, and the building of the Novomykolaivka village council were partially destroyed. A grocery store and residential buildings of local residents were also damaged. According to the State Emergency Service, a fire broke out in one of the stores after the shelling, which firefighters extinguished over an area of 100 square meters.
Scale of War Crimes and International Reaction
Russian military forces regularly use various types of weaponry, including strike drones, missiles, guided bombs, and multiple launch rocket systems, to attack Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure across the country.
“Three women and four men sustained injuries of varying severity. All are under medical supervision,” said Fedorov.
Ukrainian authorities and international organizations classify these strikes as war crimes committed by the Russian Federation, emphasizing the targeted nature of the attacks. Shelling of civilian life support systems, destruction of infrastructure that provides electricity, heating, water supply, communication, and medical assistance, as well as other conditions for living, are regarded as signs of genocidal actions. Human rights defenders and genocide researchers note that Russia systematically persecutes and destroys people with pro-Ukrainian positions, exterminates the intelligentsia, deports children, and commits other acts aimed at altering the identity of the Ukrainian people.
The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948, obliges the 149 participating countries to prevent and punish acts of genocide during wartime and in 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, which includes killings, causing serious bodily harm, creating conditions intended for destruction, preventing childbirth, and forcibly transferring children.
The leadership of Russia denies targeted strikes on civilian infrastructure; however, the facts of shelling hospitals, schools, kindergartens, and energy and water supply facilities indicate otherwise.