Russia committed genocide against Crimean Tatars in 1944 and now it wants to exterminate Ukrainians - Shmyhal

Russia committed genocide against Crimean Tatars in 1944 and now it wants to exterminate Ukrainians - Shmyhal

Ukrinform
The Russian regime carried out genocide against the Crimean Tatars in 1944 and now it is trying to exterminate all Ukrainians.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this on his Telegram channel on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Genocide against the Crimean Tatar People, Ukrinform reports.

"In 1944, the Soviet regime forcibly deported about 200,000 Crimean Tatars. More than 30,000 of them died of starvation, disease and exhaustion. 70 years later, the Russian regime again deprived Crimean Tatars of their homes. And eight years later, it started deporting hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians," Shmyhal said.

According to him, the goal is absolutely clear - to exterminate the entire Ukrainian people and deprive them of their identity.

"But no matter how hard the enemy tries, the Crimean Tatar people held out. All Ukrainians will hold out. We will definitely return all our lands and return all our people home," Shmyhal said.

While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and to the website of a foreign media outlet. Citing and using materials in offline media, mobile apps, Smart TV are allowed only with written permission from Ukrinform. News and publications marked as "Advertisement" and "PR" and articles in the section "Releases" include promoted content, and an advertiser is responsible for the content.

© 2015-2024 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Website design Studio Laconica

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-