The Russia-Ukraine war · claims ledger

Russia's 29 December 2023 strikes on Ukraine targeted only military infrastructure.

Unresolvable Claimed by Government of Russia on 30 December 2023.

The statement

At the UN Security Council, Russian ambassador Vasily Nebenzya called the Belgorod strike a terrorist attack by Kyiv on a sports centre, an ice rink and a university, and said Russia's 29 December strikes targeted only military infrastructure.

International body · ru

Origin of the claim Al Jazeera Media · Unaffiliated origin: Russian UN ambassador Vasily Nebenzya remarks at the Security Council, 29 to 30 Dec · published 2023-12-30 00:00 UTC
Contradicts UN Ukraine United Nations · Unaffiliated origin: UN Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown statement listing homes, schools and medical facilities hit, 29 Dec · published 2023-12-29 00:00 UTC

Verdict history

When	From	To	Why
2026-10-30 18:00 UTC	Open	Unresolvable	Open 12 months after it was said (2023-12-30) with nothing in the record to settle it. ev-20261027-b9k0 records AP reporting, UN humanitarian coordinator Denise Brown and the UN monitoring mission showing homes, schools, a maternity ward and a metro station were damaged and 90 civilians killed from 29 December. The record does not show what each strike was aimed at, and most missiles were reported shot down, so it does not settle what was targeted.

Cite or reuse

The War Record, claim cl-20261027-hwse, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-hwse/

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