Zelensky accuses Russia of “kidnapping” some 200,000 Ukrainian children

July 14 () –

The President of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, accused Russia on Thursday of “kidnapping” some 200,000 Ukrainian children during a videoconference speech at an event held in The Hague on the occasion of the creation of an international working group to settle whether they produced war crimes during the conflict.

“It is still being established how many children the Russian forces kidnapped and took out of Ukraine. The previous figure is terrible: about 200,000 children,” Zelensky ventured, who has estimated in “tens of thousands” those killed, tortured and mutilated after the passage of Russian troops.

“The world saw what happened in Mariupol and Bucha, the world literally sees the terror of Russian missiles live. Everyone can see how Russian artillery burns cities in Donbas and destroys civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv and in the south of our country. ”, Zelensky has said.

According to kyiv, “millions” of citizens have been deported to Russia or have had to leave their homes because of the fighting and hostilities, while other “thousands” are in camps and camps set up in the territories controlled by Russian troops. and the other forces loyal to the Kremlin.

On the other hand, Zelensky has also referred to the latest attack by Russian troops, this time on the city of Vinitsia, in the center of the country, which has so far left at least twenty dead and fifty wounded.

Zelenski has condemned that the Russian missiles, which would have come from a submarine stationed in the waters of the Black Sea, have hit “a normal and peaceful city”, such as Vinitsia. Demolishing two public buildings, residential and a medical center.

“Cars and trams were on fire. This is a bold act of Russian terror. Humans couldn’t do that, it’s typical of animals. Eight missiles, two of which hit the city center,” he denounced.