This also includes non-Ukrainians forced to leave the country because of the war, including many African citizens, including students. Europe has mobilized from the very first days to come to the aid of all the refugees, who have been received in neighboring countries, in Poland, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia or Moldova, and who for some continued the journey to other countries. Ten million Ukrainians – a quarter of the population – were forced from their homes overnight. The rules of international humanitarian law are the subject of particularly serious violations by Russian troops who carry out indiscriminate strikes on urban areas where the risk of killing civilians is obvious, including on hospitals and a maternity hospital.Įvery second, a Ukrainian child joins the unfortunate cohort of refugees – numbering 3.4 million today. Russia carries out barbaric attacks against civilians, including children. Ukraine, for its part, is a victim of Russian aggression and the actions it is currently undertaking are carried out in accordance with the right of self-defence also enshrined in the Charter. This unprovoked and unjustified military aggression constitutes a flagrant violation by Russia of the United Nations Charter, which enshrines the fundamental principle of the independence, integrity and territorial sovereignty of a State. This invasion of Ukrainian territory has brutally called into question the most fundamental principles of international law. A month ago, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin brought Russian army tanks into Ukraine, after massing a large number of troops on Ukraine's borders.
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