DISINFO: Ukrainians deported children from Donbas and probably sold their organs
SUMMARY
Ukraine stole hundreds of children from Donbas in 2014 and again in 2022. The people’s Republics of the Donbas authorities failed to locate those children who were transferred to western Ukraine and Poland. The possible fact that NGO Médecins sans Frontières, was present when children were evacuated, is a matter of great concern and explains why the Ukrainian authorities keep silent about the fate of those children.
Ukrainians publicly call on the internet for the murder and torture of Donbas’s children. They also demonstrate with Nazi songs and mottos in the streets of Kyiv. A soldier in Donbas witnessed the rape and murder of a small girl by a group of Ukrainian Nazis which seemed to be a normal event. Human beings are not treated normally in the territories controlled by Ukrainians.
RESPONSE
Pro-Kremlin disinformation deployed in the context of Russia's unjustified and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, aiming to portray the Ukrainians as monsters and creating a distinction between the inhabitants of Eastern Ukraine and Ukrainians. The use of crimes against children, massive deportations and organ trafficking are striking narratives to show the inhumane nature of Ukrainians at a time when Russian responsibility for the massive deportation of Ukrainian civilians including children and war crimes is being documented.
The accusations of organ trafficking are not based on fact but on pure speculation, and the fact that the self-proclaimed People’s republics banned MSF for unclear political reasons. No material evidence or testimony corroborates this hypothesis. The documentary also mixes footage from demonstrations by far-right groups, hate speech in comments on the internet and archive songs from the Third Reich to portray Ukrainians as inhuman Nazi monsters.
As declared by EU High Representative Josep Borrell:
“We remind that forcible transfers of civilians is prohibited under International Humanitarian Law, notably the Geneva Convention. All cases of enforced disappearances must be duly investigated and those responsible therefore held accountable for war crimes.
Let me finally underline the fate of persons in the most vulnerable situations in this context - namely women and children. They face risks which include sexual exploitation, trafficking, sexual violence, far from public eye. It is our common duty to focus on accountability and on widespread condemnation.”
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