Mourning for people killed in the Donetsk region took place at Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow on Saturday, September 27. The participants called for an international investigation into the civilian deaths in Donbas. On Tuesday independence supporters found several graves where, according to local residents, civilians killed by Ukrainian forces are buried.
Mourning for people killed in the Donetsk region took place at Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow on Saturday, September 27. The participants called for an international investigation into the civilian deaths in Donbas. On Tuesday independence supporters found several graves where, according to local residents, civilians killed by Ukrainian forces are buried.
The event was organized by the National Parents Organization and the “Mothers of Russia” movement.
The event was organized by the National Parents Organization and the “Mothers of Russia” movement.
On Tuesday independence supporters found several graves where, according to local residents, civilians killed by Ukrainian forces had been buried.
The prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic Alexander Zakharchenko said that about 40 bodies of civilians and also "captured independence supporters and Ukrainian soldiers" were found in the burials. According to Zakharchenko, the exact number of people in the mass graves is unknown.
Above: Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Sergei Zheleznyak (R) at the “Donetsk: innocent deaths” meeting.
The participants of the mourning event called for an international investigation in civilian deaths in Donbas.
Lyudmila Shvetsova, co-chairman of the National Parents Organization, said that public must "demand loud and persistently for a sophisticated, objective, impartial and comprehensive international investigation in crimes in Donbas and for prosecution of those responsible".
Above: Participants of the “Donetsk: innocent deaths” commemoration at Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow.
The Russian Union of Volunteers also joined in the mourning. According to their president, Yana Lantratova, the recent events bring increased attention to the situation in Donbas. “This can’t go on the same way. The civil society must demonstrate its stance. We must strive for a further investigation in the crimes, committed in Novorossiya, and punishment for those responsible", she said.
The chairman of the Russian Union of Youth Pavel Krasnorutskiy called to its members and partial youth to attend the event at Poklonnaya gora and "once again underline that these days such a situation is unacceptable, and if this happens, it is necessary to disrupt it at the grassroots".
Above: Participants hold a plackard "People die - UN keeps silent" during the “Donetsk: innocent deaths” commemoration at Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow.
