Ukraine condemns censorship of war crime evidence on X

Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, expressed outrage at the actions of platform X, owned by Elon Musk. The platform labelled a post by the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the number of children killed as a result of Russian aggression as "graphic content". Tykhyi accused X of "sweeping Russian war crimes under the rug".

Since when is the number of Ukrainian kids killed by Russia considered "graphic content?" This isn’t preventing users from exposure to graphic content. This is sweeping Russian war crimes under the rug. — wrote Tykhyi in a Saturday post.

The spokesperson called for this decision to be reversed, describing it as "shameful".

In the post, Tykhyi included screenshots showing that information about the number of children killed due to the Russian invasion was censored. The graphic, which contained no images, was marked with a "graphic content" warning. This warning has now been removed.

On Friday, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on platform X that during the full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine, at least 616 children have died, and 1,869 have been wounded. This information aimed to draw attention to the tragic consequences of the armed conflict.

Further Russian attacks on Ukraine

During the night from Friday to Saturday, Russia attacked targets in the Zaporizhia region and in the cities of Kharkiv, Odessa, and Kyiv. As a result of the attacks, a fire broke out in the Ukrainian capital, injuring two people. This information was provided by local authorities.

In Kyiv, the fire erupted in two districts, involving residential buildings and a single-family home. The Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, reported this on Telegram. In Kharkiv, as reported by the city's mayor, Ihor Terekhov, three drones struck the city, injuring one person.

Ivan Fedorov, head of the local authorities of the Zaporizhia region, reported that over the last 24 hours, this region was attacked 447 times. Twelve localities were shelled, and most of the attacks were carried out using drones. As a result of these actions, homes and civilian vehicles were damaged. Ukrainian media also reported on the attack of Russian drones on Odessa, located in southern Ukraine. Details regarding the consequences of this attack have not yet been provided.