The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Tuesday, January 23, voted for a resolution on the humanitarian consequences of the war in Ukraine. This is reported by "112 Ukraine".

The resolution first mentions the law on reintegration voted by the Verkhovna Rada and notes that the Donbas is an occupied territory, and Russia is an aggressor. This amendment, supported by the PACE, was made by the Ukrainian delegation.

Also, the adopted resolution refers to the immediate release of hostages and the inadmissibility of violation of their rights.

Russia was called upon to comply with all previous resolutions concerning Donbass and Crimea.

In addition, the document notes the importance of the unhindered access of international organizations to ORDLO.

The author of the report, which was heard in the PACE before debates and voting, was the Lithuanian MP Egidius Vareikis. During his speech, he noted that the humanitarian situation in Ukraine is alarming. According to him, as a result of the war in the Donbass and the annexation of the Crimea in humanitarian aid need more than 4 million people, the war killed more than 10 thousand. people, the number of victims exceeded 24 thousand. In addition, over 1.5 million people have become internally displaced and almost half a million are seeking asylum in other countries.

The reporter also stressed that people who live in ORDLO do not have the means to subsistence, illegal armed groups also restrict their freedom of movement.

In the paragraph that concerns appeals to the Russian authorities, PACE urges "to stop financial and military support for illegal armed groups in Donetsk and Lugansk regions," and to stop recognizing passports and other documents, including court decisions and documents confirming property rights granted to uncontrolled territories.

Vareikis also noted that the occupation of the Crimea affected the local population, in particular, the Russian Federation began a policy of discrimination against the Crimean Tatars. He stressed that in international humanitarian law such actions are considered a war crime.

"After the occupation in 2014, 44 Ukrainians disappeared in the Crimea, 6 of them were found dead, 17 were fired, two were convicted, and 19 are still missing," he said..

Vareikis noted that the draft resolution was amended in connection with the large exchange of hostages that took place in Ukraine on December 27. He called on all parties "to show goodwill and to release all hostages as soon as possible". The Ukrainian authorities were called upon to create a mechanism that would provide support to those released from captivity, as well as their families.

The speaker also noted the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross, especially in providing assistance (information) to the families of the missing people.

"To maintain this important work, we need a legal framework that would allow us to introduce the status of a missing person," he said..