On Wednesday, 18 December, the Czech Senate (the upper house of the Czech Parliament) recognised the mass deportation of the Crimean Tatars as an act of genocide.

Three more US states have recognised the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as genocide of the Ukrainian people.

Kyiv officially insists that the Russian side has lied in its address to the UN Court of Justice when it "retracted" its previous statements about the sham "genocide in Donbas" as the basis for its invasion of Ukraine.

Russia's spokesman refuses to recognise statements by its officials and President Vladimir Putin from February 2022 that Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began to fight an alleged "genocide" in Donbas.

The hearing in the case against Russia on charges of violation of the Convention on the Prohibition of Genocide begins in the Peace Palace in The Hague on September 18, and Russia has decided to participate. 

The Parliament of Croatia has recognised the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as genocide of the Ukrainian people.

Russia's actions and statements prove that it is committing the crime of genocide in Ukraine.