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DOI: https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2022.53.05.0
How to Cite:
Getman, A.P., & Danilyan, O.G. (2022). Editorial. Amazonia Investiga, 11(53), 7-8. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2022.53.05.0
Editorial
Russian aggression against Ukraine and its consequences for humanity
Written by:
Getman Anatolii P.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1987-2760
Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor, Rector of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Ukraine.
Danilyan Oleg G.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5308-4664
Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Philosophy of Yaroslav Mudryi
National Law University, Ukraine.
Early in the morning of February 24, 2022, the
Russian aggression against Ukraine began. Thus,
the so-called "postponed war" of the Russian
Federation against Ukraine, which began in a
local version in 2014 with the annexation of
Crimea and the creation of unrecognized quasi-
states in eastern Ukraine, entered a new, large-
scale phase. This threat was announced in
advance at the highest level, and warnings based
on Western intelligence services were expressed
by senior leaders of NATO countries. But this
was not believed, because all the arguments and
the level of training of the Armed Forces of
Ukraine indicated that taking the capital of
Ukraine, Kyiv, in 72 hours, as planned by the
military strategists of the Russian Federation,
was simply impossible (Polishchuk, 2022,
p.134). As a result of the heroism of Ukrainian
servicemen, Putin's blitzkrieg in Ukraine failed
and the war entered a protracted phase.
This second phase of aggression showed the
entire anti-human nature of Putin's regime.
Military seizure of the territory of Luhansk,
Donetsk, Zaporozhye, Kharkiv, Kherson regions,
genocide of the Ukrainian people in Mariupol,
Bucha, Irpen, etc. is a crime that has no statute of
limitations.
According to documented UN data on June 27,
since the beginning of the invasion of the Russian
aggressors into Ukraine, at least 4,731 civilians
have been killed and about 5,900 civilians have
been injured, including 968 children. As the
Ukrainian side assumes, the real losses of
civilians are tens of times greater. But it is
impossible to calculate these losses, as the dead
are mostly located in the territory of Ukraine
occupied by Russian troops. Tens of thousands
of houses were also destroyed or damaged; the
cities of Mariupol, Volnovakha, Izyum and
others were almost completely destroyed (United
Nations, 2022).
According to the United Nations and
international humanitarian organizations
Amnesty International and Human Rights
Watch, Russian troops are indiscriminately firing
missiles at residential areas, hospitals, schools,
shopping centers and other social infrastructure
in Ukraine. The Russian military has committed
many other war crimes in the territory of
Ukraine, including mass cases of rape,
paedophilia, abuse of the civilian population and
widespread looting. These are war crimes, for
which the leadership of the Russian Federation
and direct perpetrators must be brought to justice,
because these wild cases have put the Russian
Federation beyond humanism and modern
human civilization. If these crimes remain
unpunished, a fatal precedent will be set for the
modern world order, which will serve as a time-
bomb for it. The principle of inevitability of
punishment should serve as an insurance
mechanism for preserving the modern world
order. Otherwise, the world will be left without
rules and any insane dictator will be able to
destroy it (Panfilov, 2019).
The invasion of the Russian aggressors caused
the largest migration crisis since World War II:
according to the United Nations, more than 6.8
million refugees left Ukraine as of May 29, and
another 8 million people became internally
displaced persons (Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2022).
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has been
strongly condemned by the absolute majority of
the world community and international
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organizations. United Nations General Assembly
resolution ES-11/1, supported by the
overwhelming majority of countries in the world,
condemned Russia’s actions, recognizing it as an
aggressor country, and called on it to withdraw
its troops from Ukraine. 141 countries voted for
the specified resolution, 35 countries abstained,
and only 5 countries voted against it. The
International Criminal Court in The Hague has
started an investigation into Russia’s war crimes
in Ukraine. After the discovery of evidence of
mass murders in Bucha, in which servicemen of
the Russian Armed Forces are accused,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
accused Russia of genocide of Ukrainians.
The consequences of the war in Ukraine are felt
far beyond its borders. As UN Secretary General
António Guterres rightly noted, this war has led
to a sharp rise in food prices, since Russia and
Ukraine are the main suppliers of these products
to world markets, as well as energy sources and
fertilizers; the logistics of food supplies has been
disrupted, and the cost of the transportation has
increased. All this has led to even greater shocks
for developing countries.
"As the Secretary General of the United Nations,
it is my duty to call the attention of the Council
to the serious damage being done to the global
economy, and particularly to vulnerable people
and developing countries," António Guterres
said. He added that 74 developing countries with
a total population of 1.2 billion people suffered
due to price jumps for food, energy and fertilizers
(United Nation, 2022a).
The invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine led
to anti-war protests in the world, new
international sanctions against Russia aimed at
partially isolating the country from the world
economy, restrictions on Russia's participation in
sports and other international events. The war
with Ukraine started by Putin has already had
significant economic consequences for Russia
and unleashed the largest economic crisis in
Russia since 1998. Hundreds of well-known
international companies, such as Ikea,
McDonald's, Visa and MasterCard, have left the
country.
In turn, in Ukraine, the invasion led to the
collapse of the economy, the suspension of air
and sea transport, and a number of other negative
consequences. On a global scale, the Russian
invasion and related sanctions led to a reduction
in international trade and a sharp rise in food and
energy prices.
Thus, Russia's aggression against Ukraine must
be considered as one of the greatest challenges to
the international order based on the United
Nations Charter. Today, everyone must clearly
understand that there is no alternative to restoring
the territorial integrity of Ukraine within the
borders of 1991, and all the progressive countries
of the world must help the Ukrainian people in
the fight against the Russian aggressor.
Bibliographic references
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https://data.unhcr.org/en/situations/ukraine
Panfilova, O.Yu. (2019) Socio-humanitarian
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United Nation (2022a) UN chief on war in
Ukraine and rising food prices: «Echoes of
the crisis are felt all over the world».
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