Let us continue to work to return all deported Ukrainian children and for the punishment of Russia - the Presidential of Ukraine's appeal

I wish health, dear Ukrainians! Today, there is an important political result in Strasbourg - at a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. A resolution has been adopted that Russia's deportation contains signs of genocide. And this is the first recognition of such a fact at the level of such a high international organization that unites the states of our continent.

To put it practically, this decision will significantly help our global work on the prosecution of Russia and its officials, including the head of the terrorist state, it is responsible for genocide, genocide policy against Ukraine. The deportation of Ukrainian children is one of the fully thoughtful elements of Russia's efforts to erase the identity of our people, to destroy the very essence of Ukrainians. It is a conscious crime of genocide committed by Russian officials.

This is how it should qualify both politically and legally. Today, the first lady of Ukraine turned to PACE - for children, families . . . Our parliamentarians and our diplomats worked well. And at all levels - formal and informal, with leaders of states, at parliamentary, government, law enforcement levels, in the legal community and in international and inter -parliamentary organizations - we will continue to work to return all deported Ukrainian children and for the punishment of Russia.

We are aware of the data of almost 20,000 children who have been exported and scattered across different regions of the country. But it is obvious that it is only part of much larger criminal acts. Such children can be much larger. Europe and the world have already seen various deportations and attempts to destroy peoples.

It is in the Russian example - the responsibility of this state and its officials guilty of genocide - we must show all other potential sources of the same evil that impunity will never be again. And the sentences for genocide will be. Just like all other crimes of Russia against Ukraine and our people. In Nikolaev, the parsing of rubble on the site of the rocket stroke, which happened tonight, has already ended. More than 20 wounded, one person died . . . My condolences to my relatives and relatives.

The rockets damaged dozens of ordinary homes, two educational establishments. "Calibers" against school and college, against residential buildings. In the evening, another rocket strike was caused by Konstantinovka of Donetsk region. School, hospital, dwellings were also damaged. Unfortunately, there are affected people. Unfortunately, the legal machine of the world is gaining momentum. But it is gaining.

Unfortunately, the political pressure of the world on the terrorist state, the sanction pressure has not yet achieved. But it reaches… But our warriors from the first day of this battle to protect people and humanity do absolutely everything! And even more than possible. Avdiivka-the 35th separate brigade of the Marines. Marinka is our glorious "seventystyevyatka" . . . Donetsk direction in general-55th separate artillery brigade . . .

Thank you, the warriors, for the unchanged efficiency! The Zaporizhzhya direction-today, as always, there is something to thank the soldiers of our 44th separate artillery brigade. Well done! Today, he gave his gratitude to the soldiers and commander of the 95th Separate Brigade of DShV, who are very powerfully fighting near Kreminna in Luhansk region. And separately I want to thank absolutely to anyone who defends Bakhmut and destroys the enemy there as large as the occupier deserved it.