by Nate Ostiller andThe Kyiv Independent news desk
Dmitry Rogozin, a Russian official heading the Russian occupation of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, said on June 27 that it is “time to burn everything Ukrainian down to the root” so that “there is no trace left.”
Rogozin’s comments were the latest in a long series of genocidal comments directed at Ukraine made by Russian officials and propagandists, a trend that has only increased since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The genocidal intent of Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine has manifested in war crimes and indiscriminate violencedirected at Ukrainian civilians, but also in the denial and distortion of history, attempts to erase Ukrainian culture, and the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children.
Rogozin, who serves as the “senator” of occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, also referenced the need to destroy Ukrainian literature and history in his comments. He previously was the CEO of the state-run space corporation Roscosmos, a deputy prime minister, and the ambassador to NATO.
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