Russia – armed by its authoritarian partners in the region – is committing horrible human rights atrocities and war crimes against innocent Ukrainians. 

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With 70 percent of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure already hit, and without further aid and support, two million Ukrainians may be forced to flee their homes by the winter, furthering the humanitarian and refugee crisis.

• According to the U.S. government, Iran is supplying Russia with ballistic missiles to use against Ukrainian civilians. (Reuters, 9/10/24)

• As of February 2024, there have been more than 125,000 documented war crimes committed by Russia against Ukraine since their invasion in 2022. (Foreign Policy, 2/22/24)

• A 2024 United Nations report verified that 10,600 Ukrainian civilians have been killed since the start of the war, and nearly 20,000 injured. They estimate that the actual number of casualties is much higher. (United Nations, 2/21/24)

• Russian attacks have destroyed or damaged 1,072 educational facilities and 465 medical facilities in Ukraine. (United Nations, 2/21/24)

• Russian and Russian-affiliated forces are committing horrible abuses against civilians in occupied areas of Ukraine, including sexual violence, enforced disappearances, summary executions of civilians and unlawful detention and torture. (Human Rights Watch, 2024)

• Russia is committing systematic torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war in seven occupied locations in Ukraine as well as four locations in Russia. (The New York Times, 3/15/24)
  • In 32 out of 48 Russian detention centers, Ukrainian prisoners faced torture, ill-treatment, forced labor and abhorrent detention conditions. (Human Rights Watch, 2024)
  • During the eight-month occupation of the Ukrainian city of Kherson, the Russian government financed at least 20 torture centers. (CNBC, 3/2/23)