Oils leak into Dniester and cross into Moldova after Russian attack on Dniester HPP, Lubinets says
A recent Russian attack on the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) has caused a leak of technical oils. The pollution has already spread downstream, crossing the border into Moldova.
This was reported by Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets, Censor.NET reports.
Russia deliberately creates a humanitarian threat for two countries
"The Dniester is a transboundary river and an important source of drinking water for Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova. By attacking hydropower facilities, the enemy is deliberately provoking a humanitarian crisis in two countries at once. This is an attack on a basic right of millions of people — the right to water. Terror does not have a local scale — it threatens the entire system of European security," Lubinets said.
The ombudsman stressed that such actions by the enemy constitute a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and require an immediate international legal assessment.
Ukraine prepares an appeal to the UN
"I am already preparing relevant letters to the UN demanding that this fact be recorded and that a clear international response be provided. The world has no right to remain silent. Russia’s aggression against the environment is a challenge to the civilized world. If there is no uncompromising response today, tomorrow Russian terror will poison other rivers in Europe," the commissioner added.
