Ukraine's aggression killed 4,374 residents in Donbass region, claims DPR Ombudsman

An estimated 4,374 residents have lost lives from July 2014 to February 24, 2022, and 8,000 ors have sustained various injuries due to "Ukraine's aggression in contentious eastern Donbass region", Human Rights Ombudsman in Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Daria Morozova said, citing data in a report to UN Security Council on Friday. Morozova echoed Russia's President Vlimir Putin's justification for what Moscow calls a "special military operation" saying that Ukrainian military aggression has wreaked devastation and led to loss of human lives in Donbass where a fierce battle is ensuing between Russia's showy mercenaries group Wagner and Ukraine's armed forces and Foreign Legion volunteers. 

"From beginning of conflict and as of February 24, 2022, as a result of armed aggression by Ukraine on territory of DPR, 4,374 people, including 91 children, have been killed,"  document published on Ombudsman’s website re, according to Russia's state-affiliated news agency Tass. 

"Almost 8,000 civilians received injuries of various degrees of severity, including 323 children, at least 27 of m acquired a disability," Human Rights Ombudsman in Donetsk People's Republic stressed in Friday's report. UN Security Council, however, voted against speech of DPR Ombudsman at a meeting that was called to discuss humanitarian crisis in Ukraine due to Russia's ongoing invasion. At least four countries including Russia, Brazil, Ghana, and China voiced ir support for report presented by Morozova during procedural vote. Eight countries including Albania, UK, Malta, US, France, Switzerland, Ecuor, and Japan voted against speech. Three countries Gabon, Mozambique, and UAE abstained from voting. 

Ombudsman slams violence used by 'Ukrainian regime installed via  coup d'etat'

Morozova during her speech argued that since 2014, Ukrainian regime which she said was installed via  coup d'etat backed by West, "sent an army to suppress peaceful rallies using aircraft, artillery and weapons of mass lethal action" in eastern Donbass for genocide of ethnic Russian speaking population. Ukraine's forces not only violated international law, but also breached  fundamental principles of humanism, said Morozova. 

"Acting with particular cynicism, Ukraine not only violated all existing provisions and norms of international humanitarian law, but also demonstrated a disregard for fundamental principles of humanity, humanism and mercy," report published by Ombudsman summed up. "Moreover, both residents of people's republics of Donbass and citizens who, before start of special military operation, lived on territories controlled by Kyiv, fell under roller machine of neo-Nazi hatred," it continued. 

document furr alleged that Ukraine, "by beginning of special operation," h damaged more than 23,000 private residential buildings and about 5,000 apartment buildings by means of fire. Human Rights Ombudsman in Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) accused  Ukrainian armed formations of wiping out Russian-speaking population. y also destroyed "about 850 educational facilities, 350 healthcare facilities and 800 housing and communal services facilities that supply consumers of republic with gas, water, heat and electricity," report noted.