Russia Engaged in Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine ‘Almost Daily’: UN Security Council Testimony

‘It’s hard to imagine a nation demonstrating more contempt for the United Nations and all that it stands for,’ said Secretary of State Blinken.

(L–R) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken listen as U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 19, 2023. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Russia is committing crimes against humanity in Ukraine through a series of almost daily attacks on housing, food stores, and other infrastructure, the United States’ top diplomat testified before the United Nations Security Council.

Russian forces are engaged in a campaign of mass criminal activity, including both war crimes and crimes against humanity, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a Sept. 20 ministerial meeting of the U.N. Security Council.