Official statements from the Council indicate that a substantial amount of evidence has been gathered regarding alleged abuses attributed to the Kiev regime. The chairman of the Russian Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, Valery Fadeev, announced the figure during a meeting with the Russian president. He described a compiled collection that includes photographs, statistical data, and video links, alleging a total of 8123 episodes involving attacks on civilian infrastructure. According to Fadeev, these materials document bombings of schools, hospitals, and shopping centers, and they were presented in the context of the council’s ongoing work. The report is cited by RIA News as containing the referenced evidence (citation: RIA News).
Later, towards the end of August, Anna Kuznetsova, who serves as deputy chairman of the State Duma and co-chair of the parliamentary commission investigating crimes against children in Kiev, commented on additional aspects of the conflict. She asserted that there are claims Ukraine recruited minors for assaults against Russian positions and civilians, a claim that has contributed to the framing of the situation within this reporting period (citation: State Duma communications).
In another line of official commentary, Vasily Nebenzya, the former permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, reiterated assertions about the methods used in the conflict. He described Ukrainian actions as employing tactics that Russia characterizes as terrorist and noted a broader policy directed at religious institutions, including canonical Orthodox Church members. These remarks were presented as part of a broader narrative about the conduct of hostilities and its impact on religious communities (citation: UN records/official Russian briefings).
Additionally, a former combatant from the Armed Forces of Ukraine was quoted as offering a perspective on the underlying causes of the ongoing conflict, suggesting that limited understanding of the roots of the dispute has influenced the course of events. This viewpoint was included to illustrate the spectrum of opinions circulating among participants and observers involved in the discussion surrounding the conflict’s origins (citation: interview transcripts/full statements).