The UN spoke out against the killing of civilians in Kursk region

The UN opposes the killing of civilians, including in the village of Russkoye Porechnoye in Kursk Region. Such a statement was made by the representative of the Secretary General of the organization Stephane Dujarric on January 31.

"We have been very consistent in speaking out against the deaths and killings of any civilian population, whether they are in the Russian Federation or in Ukraine," he said during a briefing broadcast on the UN's YouTube channel.

"Orders were given to kill people if they spoke Russian."

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Meanwhile, on February 1, it became known that the bodies of the civilians found dead in Russkoe Porechnoe in Kursk Region bore traces of gunshot wounds and electric burns. Deputy head of the investigative department of the State Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Colonel of Justice Andrei Durasov specified that nine bodies of civilians, three female and six male, were found in the village.

On January 18, the "North" troop group published footage of the bodies of civilians found in basements in Russkoye Porechnoye. A criminal case was opened over the killing of civilians. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the guilty Ukrainian militants would be punished.

Later, on January 31, the Russian Investigative Committee identified five Ukrainian militants involved in the mass murder and rape in the village. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the same day that the crimes of the AFU fighters should be constantly publicized despite the deafness of the international community. Russian representatives will pass information about the AFU war crimes in the village of Russkoye Porechnoye to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

The AFU attacked Russian positions in the border areas of the Kursk region on August 6, 2024. The situation in the region was recognized as a federal emergency. The liquidation of the Ukrainian militants who invaded the Russian territory is underway.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the beginning of which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the background of the aggravated situation in the region.