Danylo Lubkivskyi introduces Kremlin's Black Book: Crimes Against Ukraine

posted 17 February 2015 16:00

The war, waged by the Russian Federation led by Vladimir Putin against Ukraine in February 2014, led to huge human, economic and infrastructure losses of Ukraine. Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine Danylo Lubkivskyi stated this at a briefing on February 17, 2015, introducing Kremlin’s Black Book, which outlines the first tentative information on crimes committed by Russia against our nation and our economy.

Danylo Lubkivskyi stressed that the information received from the central authorities of Ukraine, was summed up as of early February 2015. "It is still impossible to find out the total value of victims and losses," he added.

"Step by step the Ukrainian central and local authorities will estimate the total value of losses," Danylo Lubkivskyi noted, "Accurate numbers will be revealed inevitably just as the international condemnation of the Putin’s regime."

More than 5, 000 people have been killed and up to 11,000 wounded as a result of Russian aggression by early February 2015. Accurate numbers could be much higher, Danylo Lubkivskyi emphasized.

978,482 people were registered as internally displaced persons as of February 2, 2015. They fled from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine that suffered from the Russian troops and terrorists. Over 103,000 people requested medical help, among them 25,013 are hospitalized. The total sum transferred to pay for insurance and social services for IDPs is worth UAH416.6 million.

"Every day Ukraine spends approximately UAH100 million in order to conduct the counterterrorist operation and protect itself from Russian aggression," Danylo Lubkivskyi noted, highlighting that as a result of Russian aggression Ukraine has undergone significant macroeconomic losses. In particular, the industrial production rates in 2014 reduced by 10.7%, including a decline of 31.5% and 42% in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions respectively. "The loss of domestic iron and steel enterprises in 2014 are estimated at about UAH40 billion, machine-building - about UAH10 billion," Danylo Lubkivskyi noted.

Coal output rates decreased by 35% in Ukraine. Production of chemicals decreased by 47.5% in 2014 in the Donetsk region. There are significant losses in agriculture, transport and infrastructure.

1,514 railway infrastructure facilities, 1,561 km of public roads, 28 air traffic control facilities were damaged in Ukraine. As of 3 February 2015, more than 9,215 apartment buildings (over 12% of all residential structures) were destroyed or severely damaged in the Donetsk region. In addition, 2,772 pipelines were damaged. Thousands of people are left without water, heat, shelter.

"The estimated total value of destroyed and damaged property (including communal property and social infrastructure) is over UAH1.2 billion," Danylo Lubkivskyi informed, "Russian terrorists destroyed or damaged 1, 080 energy facilities. The estimated sum necessary for the restoration the power supply system in the Donetsk region is UAH476.6 million."

"In general, the war waged by the Russian Federation against Ukraine has destroyed nearly 20% of our current economic potential," Danylo Lubkivskyi stressed, noting that these data do not include the recent tragedies, so accurate numbers, which are subject to assessment, "could be much higher."