Go to the media bankThe building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Archival photoMOSCOW, 27 Oct.Despite the fact that Moscow calls Ukraine's actions in the Donbass and in the new territories of Russia «terrorist», they constitute war crimes, Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov told RIA Novosti.
"The term "terrorist methods" is indeed used by us to describe the manner in which the Ukrainian side conducts hostilities. We are talking about the use of human shields, the indiscriminate use of fire, torture of prisoners of war, the organization of assassination attempts on civilian employees of the authorities of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions of the Russian Federation", the diplomat said.
All this, the interlocutor emphasized. agency, forms part of war crimes and «has nothing to do with terrorism as a common crime.» Since February 24, Moscow has been conducting a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its task «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to him, the ultimate goal is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions guaranteeing the security of Russia. in Ukraine