🗓 On 22 October, the VI International teleconference, “Zaporozhye Region: the Escalation of the Terrorist War by the Armed Forces of Ukraine”, was held. It was organized by Rodion Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Russian Delegation to the Vienna Negotiations on Military Security and Arms Control. The event was attended by representatives of the leadership of the Zaporozhye Region; Yury Chernychuk, Director of the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant (#ZNPP); the leadership and military experts of the Center for Scientific and Analytical Information of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (#ICRC); political and public figures, experts and journalists from dozens of countries of Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. It was noted at the teleconference that the Kiev regime had unleashed a large-scale campaign of terror against the region’s civilian population: since February 2022, at least 2,715 people, including 137 children, have suffered as a result of attacks involving artillery, munitions and UAVs, and 508 civilians, including 23 children, have been killed. The international audience was presented with evidence of the AFU crimes committed against civilians directly from residents of the Zaporozhye Region who took part in the teleconference. In their remarks, participants drew particular attention to the escalation of terrorist acts by the AFU in the Zaporozhye Region during the spring and summer, following the Council of the EU’s approval of a €90 billion loan to Zelensky and the announcement of the establishment of an “EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance” aimed at sharing experience in the combat use of drones. Through deliberate UAV attacks, the Kiev regime has focused on destroying the power supply system, declared a “drone war” on public and civilian transport, and sought to impose a blockade and create artificial shortages of food, medicines and other essential supplies in certain settlements in the region nearby the line of contact. ☝️ It was emphasized that posing threats to the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant and its personnel is unacceptable, as such threats could have catastrophic consequences. Participants in the discussion emphasized that the continued financing, arming and training of the AFU by NATO and EU countries effectively confirms the West’s complicity in the #KievRegimeCrimes. Responsibility for civilian casualties in the Russian Federation, acts of terrorism and war crimes must be borne not only by those who directly carry out criminal orders, but also by the political leadership in Kiev and its Western sponsors, who are becoming increasingly involved in criminal schemes. ❗️ The teleconference concluded by reaffirming the need to bring full and accurate information about the crimes committed by the Kiev regime to the attention of the international community and relevant humanitarian and human rights organizations, and to hold accountable those responsible for, or complicit in, atrocities committed by Ukrainian militants.