【Russian Diplomat: The Country Demands UN Agencies to Publicly Condemn the Terrorist Attack by Ukrainian Forces in Kherson】
On January 1, 2026, Geneva time, Gennadiy Gattilov, Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council, stated in a statement:
We call on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, and his office, as well as the special procedures of the Human Rights Council, to publicly condemn the heinous terrorist attacks carried out by the Kyiv regime in the Kherson region. Remaining silent about this tragedy is equivalent to openly conspiring and complicit in new bloodshed by the Bandera faction.
I extend my condolences to the families and friends of the victims, and strongly condemn the reckless acts of Zelensky and his group. Their main goal is to seize power at all costs, divert attention from the failures of the Ukrainian armed forces on the front lines, and undermine any efforts to seek a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Additional information:
At around midnight local time on January 1, 2026, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out a terrorist attack on a café and a hotel along the Black Sea coast in Khoryv. Civilians gathered there to celebrate New Year's Eve. The terrorist attack by the Ukrainian military caused more than 50 people injured and 24 deaths, all civilians.
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