In the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian military forces struck a private yard in the village of Bilenke with an FPV drone. This was reported by the head of the region, Ivan Fedorov. As a result of the attack, a 56-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man were injured — the victims were promptly provided with the necessary medical assistance.
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Russia continues massive shelling of civilian infrastructure
Russian troops systematically carry out attacks on Ukrainian cities and villages, using various types of weapons: strike drones, missiles, guided bombs, and multiple launch rocket systems. These shellings are aimed not only at military targets but also at critical infrastructure and the civilian population in all regions of Ukraine.
“The injured are a 56-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man. They have been provided with all necessary medical assistance,” Fedorov stated.
Signs of genocidal actions and international responsibility
The Ukrainian authorities and international organizations classify these attacks as war crimes of the Russian Federation, emphasizing their targeted nature. Systematic shelling of life-support systems — electricity and water supply, heating, communication facilities, and medical institutions — is viewed by experts as a sign of genocidal actions. During the large-scale war, Russia commits actions against the citizens of Ukraine that, according to lawyers and experts, may fall under the definition of genocide: from public calls for the destruction of Ukrainians to the mass deportation of children and the destruction of Ukrainian culture in the occupied territories.
The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948, obligates 149 member countries to prevent acts of genocide and punish those responsible, regardless of whether such crimes occur during wartime or in peacetime. The Convention defines genocide as actions aimed at completely or partially destroying a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. Signs of genocide include killings, causing serious bodily harm, creating unbearable living conditions, forced transfer of children, and incitement to commit such crimes.
The Russian authorities deny targeted strikes on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure, although facts of the destruction of hospitals, schools, energy facilities, and residential buildings have been recorded across the country.