Kyslytsya at UN: It is duty of international community to stop Russian murderers

Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN Sergiy Kyslytsya made a corresponding statement during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council over the attack of Russian troops on the Zaporizhzhia NPP, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“It is already the common duty of the international community to stop Russian murderers and terrorists. Stop by closing the skies over Ukraine. Stop by supporting Ukraine in terms of security and humanitarian assistance. Stop by expelling Russians from international institutions as they do not deserve to be among civilized and responsible nations,” Kyslytsya said.

According to him, every day provides newer and newer evidence that it is not only Ukraine under Russian attack but also Europe, the entire world, finally “the future of the next generations.”

Russia seems to be furious that its plans to quickly invade Ukraine have already failed and the Ukrainian people continue to courageously fight for their freedom, Ukraine’s Representative stressed.

 In retaliation, Russia has resorted to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

“Russia does not even try to hide them. Residential areas of Ukrainian cities and villages across the country are being ruined by Russian bombs, shells and missiles. Peaceful civilians are being killed, critical infrastructure totally damaged. Just yesterday Russian airstrikes killed 47 peaceful residents of the city of Chernihiv, including children. But it is not enough for Russia. Or TerroRussia, as we may already call it,” Kyslytsya noted.

He informed that Unit 1 of the Zaporizhzhia NPP is in outage now. Its main building is damaged, the overpass of the special building is damaged. Units 2 and 3 have been disconnected from the grid, and the cooldown of the nuclear installations is being carried out. Unit 4 is in operation at 690 MW power. Units 5 and 6 are being cooled down.

The international community, Kyslytsya stressed, must respond adequately to the actions of the Russian Federation, which could lead to an unprecedented nuclear catastrophe. All Russian forces must be withdrawn from the nuclear power plant, the diplomat underscored.

“In this regard, we request to consider the issue of protection of nuclear power plants and other critical infrastructure in Ukraine. Urgent discussion on establishing a ban on all flights in the airspace of Ukraine should be a top priority for the Security Council,” he addressed the UN Security Council.

Kyslytsya reminded that Ukraine had requested the deployment of an international peacekeeping and security operation in the territory of Ukraine in 2015, taking into account that Russia’s armed forces could not be a part of the peacekeeping contingent.

“Failure of the Security Council to act and especially due to the position of the Russian Federation as a party to the conflict would be a historical responsibility of the Security Council and the entire Organization… Act now or it might be too late. Not only for Ukraine. For all of you,” Ukraine’s Permanent Representative underscored.

On the night of March 4, a fire broke out at the Zaporizhzhia NPP as a result of heavy Russian shelling. Power Unit No.1 was hit.

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