Economic Losses from Russia’s Missile Attacks on Ukrainian Critical Infrastructure with the Aim of Destroying the Ukrainian Nation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52340/jds.2023.04.04.06Keywords:
Replacement Cost Method,, Direct Damage, Shelling of Critical Infrastructure, Crime of Genocide, Russian Military AggressionAbstract
The author examines objects that were targeted by missile attacks, and their significance in the context of defining the concept of “critical infrastructure”. The aim of the analysis is to assess the economic damage caused to Ukraine and the extent of the destruction. The article raises the issue of genocide of the Ukrainian people in the context of attacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure being carried out. The study shows that Russia’s shelling and destruction of Ukraine’s infrastructure are aimed at
deliberately impacting living conditions in the Ukrainian nation, calculated to bring about its partial destruction as referred in Part. 6 (c) of the Statute of the International Criminal Court. Restoring infrastructure and creating safe living and working conditions in the country is an important task for Ukraine and its international partners. Restoration of critical infrastructure, energy systems, housing, and demining, will facilitate the return of Ukrainians home and will help prevent a rapid demographic crisis and the
destruction of the Ukrainian nation, as planned by the Russian Federation when it launched the missile attacks.
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