Ukraine speaks about destruction of Kakhovka HPP by Russia in International Court of Justice  

Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported the information.

The upcoming hearings in The Hague will consist of two rounds of speeches by both parties involved. Ukraine's legal team will present their arguments on June 6 and 12, while Russia will have their turn on June 8 and 14. These hearings will provide an opportunity for each side to present their position, which has been extensively documented through a series of written exchanges since June 2018.

The hearings will be broadcast live in the two official languages of the Court - English and French.

"During the summer of 2014, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine formally notified Russia of its violations of both conventions. Subsequently, from 2014 to 2016, eight rounds of bilateral negotiations took place, accompanied by the exchange of approximately 80 diplomatic notes detailing the violations and their classification under the conventions. Despite these efforts, Ukraine reached the conclusion that a resolution to the dispute through negotiations was not feasible," the statement said.

In its claim, Ukraine states that:

1. The Russian Federation violates the Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, and its officials, officers and individuals supply weapons, provide funding, train and provide other forms of assistance to armed groups, including the so-called DPR and LPR and other related groups and individuals operating in Ukraine.

2. The Russian Federation has been violating the requirements of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and has been carrying out discriminatory actions against the Crimean Tatar and Ukrainian ethnic population in Crimea since February 2014 in order to consolidate Russian dominance on the peninsula by destroying competing cultures.

Ukraine raises the issue of Russia's destruction of hydroelectric power plants in the International Court of Justice

According to Ukrinform correspondents, Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Anton Korynevych spoke at the International Court of Justice. He spoke about the Russian explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, which caused the evacuation of civilians, serious environmental damage and a threat to the safety of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.

During his speech, the Ukrainian Ambassador recalled other crimes committed by Russia. He added that during the occupation of Crimea, Russia purged the Ukrainian language from Crimean schools and Ukrainian culture from Crimean streets.

"Today we are focusing on the recent past. We will not allow new crimes to overshadow the memory of past victims," he summarized.

• Back in March 2022, the International Court of Justice ordered Russia to immediately stop its invasion of Ukraine.

• On Tuesday, June 6, Russian occupation forces blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, completely destroying it. Evacuation of residents of dangerous areas began, and the President of Ukraine convened an emergency meeting of the Security and Defense Council. More than 150 tons of machine oil have now fallen into the Dnipro River, and there is a risk of further leakage.