Missile attack on "Okhmatdyt": the Prosecutor General's Office called on the International Criminal Court to start an investigation against the Russian Federation — Fact-News.com.ua
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Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin appealed to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open a case against Russia over the rocket attack on the Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv. About this informs Reuters. “For the sake of international justice, cases such as the deliberate attack on the largest children’s hospital in Kyiv should be …

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The head of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office, Andriy Kostin, said that the Ukrainian side is ready to provide all physical evidence.

On July 8, Russian troops launched a missile attack on several Ukrainian cities. In Kyiv, children’s hospital “Okhmatdit”, another hospital and a residential building came under fire. As a result of the attack, 33 people died, including 5 children. Another 121 people were injured, including 10 children aged 2 to 17.

As reported by a social media user on Mastodon, a Russian propagandist wrote an article on Russian state-TV website, claiming that “the children’s hospital in Kyiv is not an accident”. “Such enemies [Ukraine] cannot be considered human. We must acknowledge—simply and fearfully—that there are no humans on the other side. Not a single person. Our missiles do not kill humans. Not a single person. They are not human,” the Russian propagandist is cited in an English translation.

Earlier this week, Osint group Molfar identified 95 war criminals involved in the shelling, and provided a detailed analysis of the attack.

  • oakey66@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    They should. It will be telling to see how the U.S. and the U.K. respond. We all know what it’s going to be. And the dichotomy between the response on Israel/Gaza and Ukraine/Russia.