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Putin murders civilians in Kiev: a war crime and genocide against the Ukrainian people.
By Oleg Vernik, Chairman of Independent Trade Union of Ukraine “Zakhist Pratsi” – Ukrainian Socialist League
During the night of August 28 Putin’s military carried out an unprecedented missile and drone bombardment of Kiev. 598 drones and 31 ballistic and cruise missiles were launched against Ukraine, especially against Kiev. Nineteen civilians in Kiev are known to have been killed, buried under the rubble of their own homes, including four children. More than 50 people are known to have been injured, many of whom are in critical condition. More than 100 buildings were damaged in Kiev, mainly residential. However, several shopping centers and the buildings of European Union and UK missions also suffered considerable damage.
This unprecedented act of terror and genocide against the civilian population was carried out deliberately, as most of the victims in Kiev were buried under the rubble of a five-story residential building, which was directly hit by two ballistic missiles and destroyed.
Russian propaganda often attributes civilian casualties in Ukraine to Russian fighter drones falling on residential buildings. But they will not be able to continue with their lies. It was not a drone fragment that hit a residential building where people were peacefully sleeping, but two Iskander ballistic missiles, programmed to precisely hit a certain target.
This horror occurred against the backdrop of the absurd and meaningless verbiage of Trump and his team supposedly claiming that peace in Ukraine was “closer than ever.” Today’s crime against humanity committed by Putin’s regime is also a slap in the face of Trump and his endless lies about “progress in the negotiation process.”
The International Socialist League (ISL) and the Ukrainian Socialist League (USL) express their sincere condolences to all the victims of this bloody night crime of the Russian aggressor. We will do everything possible to ensure that this crime will not be silenced.
