UWC CONDEMNS CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY COMMITTED BY RUSSIA-BACKED MILITANTS IN MARIUPOL AND CALLS FOR TERRORIST DESIGNATION FOR SO-CALLED DONETSK AND LUHANSK PEOPLE'S REPUBLICS
The Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) expresses deepest condolences to the families of the victims of a criminal terrorist attack on civilians in Mariupol, Ukraine, on 24 January 2015 in which at least 30 people were killed and 100 wounded, including women, children, and the elderly, by targeted rocket fire.
The UWC condemns this crime against humanity and draws the attention of the international community to another indiscriminate targeting of innocent civilians by Russia-backed militants.
“The Ukrainian World Congress calls upon the international community to immediately designate the so‑called Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics as terrorist organizations and come to Ukraine's assistance with lethal military aid in the defence of its people,” stated UWC Presiden t Eugene Czolij.
