{"id":1385334,"date":"2026-06-10T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T10:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1385334"},"modified":"2026-06-09T10:55:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T07:55:56","slug":"melnyk-calls-for-russia-s-exclusion-from-un-peacekeeping-missions-over-sexual-violence-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/melnyk-calls-for-russia-s-exclusion-from-un-peacekeeping-missions-over-sexual-violence-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Melnyk Calls for Russia\u2019s Exclusion From UN Peacekeeping Missions Over Sexual Violence Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Ukraine\u2019s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Andrii Melnyk, has urged the UN to bar Russian personnel from peacekeeping and police missions after Russian military and security structures were included in the UN\u2019s list of parties responsible for conflict-related sexual violence, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English <\/a>reports.<\/p>\n   <p>Addressing a meeting of the UN Security Council, Melnyk condemned the actions attributed to Russian forces and welcomed the inclusion of Russian military and security agencies in the UN Secretary-General\u2019s report on conflict-related sexual violence.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWhat a shame for this inglorious Russian army and the so-called law enforcement agencies, which are nothing more than a gang of rapists,\u201d the Ukrainian diplomat said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>According to Melnyk, allegations of sexual violence committed by Russian forces are not new. He noted that such crimes have been documented since the beginning of Russia\u2019s occupation of Crimea and parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in 2014. What distinguishes the latest findings, he said, is that the allegations have now been independently verified and officially recorded by the United Nations.<\/p>\n   <p>Citing the Secretary-General\u2019s report, Melnyk said the UN had documented 310 cases of conflict-related sexual violence linked to Russian military and security structures. The reported abuses included rape, gang rape, genital mutilation, electric shocks, and beatings targeting victims\u2019 genitals. According to the report, the victims included 280 men, 26 women, and four girls.<\/p>\n   <p>The alleged perpetrators identified in the report include members of the Russian Armed Forces, the Federal Security Service (FSB), and Russia\u2019s Federal Penitentiary Service.<\/p>\n   <p>Melnyk argued that the findings should have practical consequences within the UN system. In his view, military forces that have been placed on the Secretary-General\u2019s blacklist for conflict-related sexual violence should not be allowed to participate in UN operations.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cRussian personnel must be prohibited from serving in UN peacekeeping and police missions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The Ukrainian ambassador also criticized Russia\u2019s broader role within the United Nations, arguing that Moscow consistently rejects resolutions and reports documenting its actions in Ukraine. Addressing the Russian delegation, he suggested that if Russia refuses to accept the findings of UN institutions, it should reconsider its place within the organization.<\/p>\n   <p>Melnyk further noted that Russian armed forces have now appeared for three consecutive years in the UN Secretary-General\u2019s report on grave violations against children in armed conflict. According to him, Russia is currently listed under both major Security Council monitoring mechanisms covering children in armed conflict and conflict-related sexual violence.<\/p>\n   <p>During his remarks, Melnyk also briefed Security Council members on recent Russian attacks against Ukrainian cities, the strike on a spent nuclear fuel storage facility in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, and what he described as Russian disinformation regarding developments in occupied territories.<\/p>\n   <p>Responding to renewed Russian claims that the killings in Bucha were staged, the Ukrainian diplomat stated that few alleged war crimes in modern history had been documented as extensively.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe events in Bucha will remain a lasting stain not only on Russia\u2019s political leadership but on the country\u2019s historical legacy,\u201d Melnyk said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The emergency meeting of the UN Security Council was convened at Ukraine\u2019s request following Russia\u2019s latest large-scale attacks against the country.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-three-countries-will-help-ukraine-strengthen-its-anti-ballistic-defense\/\">Zelenskyy: Three Countries Will Help Ukraine Strengthen Its Anti-Ballistic Defense<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine\u2019s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Andrii Melnyk, has urged the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1273912,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,49,36415,53,36422,55,50],"tags":[76,78,72928],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1385334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","category-russia-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-sanctions-on-russia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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