Explosions reported throughout Ukraine; Council of Europe says Russia's deportation of children 'genocide'

Russia's forced transfer of Ukraine children 'genocide': Council of Europe

Russia's forced transfer of Ukrainian children amounts to genocide, the Council of Europe said Thursday (27 April) in a resolution adopted by its parliamentary assembly.

Explosions reported throughout Ukraine; Council of Europe says Russia's deportation of children 'genocide'

Ukraine rang with air raid alerts on Friday. Quoting local sources, Interfax Ukraine news agency reported that explosions were witnessed throughout the nation, “in cities in widely separated regions.” The news agency quoted regional Telegram accounts and reported that unidentified airborne objects were headed for the west of Ukraine. Furthermore, explosions as per Interfax were reported after midnight in Dnipro, Kremenchuk and Poltava in central…

Russia's forced transfer of Ukraine children 'genocide', says Council of Europe

Ukraine's president said the decision would help to “hold Russia and its leaders to account”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Forced transfers of Ukrainian children to Russia amount to “genocide”, the Council of Europe said on Thursday in a resolution adopted by its Parliamentary Assembly, which brings together deputies from 46 countries.

In a resolution adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly bringing together deputies from 46 countries, the Council of Europe “called for” the repatriation of Ukrainian children who were forcibly transferred to Russia, considering that this practice is tantamount to “genocide”, reports AFP, quoted by Agerpres.” The documented evidence of this practice corresponds to the international definition of genocide. These transfers are clearly planned and sy…

The forced transfers of Ukrainian children to Russia amount to “genocide”, the Council of Europe said on Thursday (27 April) in a resolution adopted by its Parliamentary Assembly, which brings together deputies from 46 countries.