politics
January 1, 2026
Moscow slams Western silence over Ukrainian massacre on New Year’s Eve
Ignoring Kiev’s “terrorism” is tantamount to “open complicity,” Russia’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Gennady Gatilov, has said
TL;DR
- Russia criticizes Western countries for their silence after a Ukrainian drone attack on civilians in the Kherson region.
- The attack on December 31st killed at least 24 people, including a five-year-old boy, and injured over 50.
- Russian officials describe the incident as an act of "barbarity" and "terrorism," with no military targets present.
- Moscow accuses Kiev of using "terrorist acts" to cling to power and disrupt peace efforts.
- Russia demands that UN officials publicly condemn the attack, warning that silence implies complicity.
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