Over 5,000 civilians, including children as young as four, suffered as a result of “Ukrainian aggression” in 2024, according to the document
The Russian Foreign Ministry released a report on Tuesday on war crimes committed by the Kiev regime in 2024 against the country’s civilians.
The document, published on the ministry’s website, provides detailed information on Kiev’s attacks against Russian territory, mainly along the combat line and territories controlled by Ukrainian forces.
According to the report, at least 5,399 civilians suffered from “Ukrainian aggression” last year, with 809 killed, including 51 children – the youngest being a four-month-old girl.
The Russian regions of Belgorod, Kursk, Kherson, and Bryansk, as well as Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, all of which border Ukraine, have been targets of Kiev’s shelling and drone attacks. On average, at least 15 civilians were reported as victims of Ukrainian military actions daily.
The report said that in total, there were over 87,880 recorded cases of Russian civilian targets being hit last year.
“On average, 240 strikes were carried out daily over the year, using the entire available arsenal of weapons supplied by the West at the expense of taxpayers of these countries,” the document stated.
The Ukrainian military predominantly used 155mm NATO artillery shells equipped with fragmentation, high-explosive, and cluster munitions, according to Rodion Miroshnik, the official tasked by the Russian Foreign Ministry to record alleged Ukrainian atrocities.
Speaking at a press briefing following the release of the ministry’s report, the senior diplomat stated that Ukrainian drones (UAV) were the second most frequently used weapon to target civilians, resulting in significant casualties.
Kiev also repeatedly engaged in “energy and nuclear terrorism,” according to the report, citing repeated attempts to attack the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant and nearby infrastructure in Energodar.
More than 3,500 UAV attacks targeted various energy facilities, such as the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant and others, posing significant risks of radiation contamination. Daily strikes on power substations and energy infrastructure left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity, while residential homes, hospitals, maternity wards, and educational institutions were also targeted.
Kiev also deliberately targeted ambulances, medical facilities, and medical institutions, thus violating international law. According to the report, Ukrainian drones often hovered over impact sites, targeting rescuers and medics to increase the casualties and deny victims access to lifesaving aid.
The report further documented a “large number of attacks” on churches, monasteries, and sacred buildings of the Russian Orthodox Church in frontline zones, resulting in casualties among clergy, parishioners, and novices.
Investigations into the crimes are ongoing, according to the report, with new evidence of mass murders, violence, and looting by Ukrainian forces being uncovered. The number of confirmed murders and other crimes will inevitably increase, Miroshnik stated.
In 2024 alone, the Russian authorities completed 163 criminal investigations involving 185 Ukrainian servicemen and foreign mercenaries accused of crimes against civilians, the report concluded.
