Ukraine slams Elon Musk's X for hiding Russian war crimes
The spokesperson for the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Heorhii Tykhyi accused the platform X of hiding information about Russian war crimes. Elon Musk's platform labeled a post about the number of children killed as "graphic content."
Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, expressed outrage at the actions of platform X, owned by Elon Musk. The platform labeled a post by the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the number of children killed as a result of Russian aggression as "graphic content." Tykhyi accused X of "sweeping Russian war crimes under the rug."
Since when is the number of Ukrainian kids killed by Russia considered "graphic content?" This isn’t preventing users from exposure to graphic content. This is sweeping Russian war crimes under the rug. — wrote Tykhyi in a Saturday post.
The spokesperson called for this decision to be reversed, describing it as "shameful."
Reaction to censorship
In the post, Heorhii Tykhyi included screenshots showing that the information about the number of children killed as a result of the Russian invasion was censored. The graphic, which did not contain any photos, was labeled with a warning of "sensitive content." This warning has already been removed.
On Friday, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on platform X that during the full-scale war of Russia against Ukraine, at least 616 children had been killed and 1,869 injured. This information aimed to draw attention to the tragic consequences of the armed conflict.
Further Russian attacks on Ukraine
During the night from Friday to Saturday, Russia attacked targets in the Zaporizhia region and in the cities of Kharkiv, Odessa, and Kyiv. As a result of the attacks in the capital of Ukraine, a fire broke out, injuring two people. This information was provided by local authorities.
In Kyiv, the fire broke out in two districts, affecting residential buildings and a single-family house. The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, reported this on Telegram. In Kharkiv, according to the city's mayor Ihor Terekhov, three drones struck the city, injuring one person.
Ivan Fedorov, head of the local authorities in the Zaporizhia region, reported that over the past 24 hours, this region was attacked 447 times. Twelve towns were shelled, and most of the attacks were carried out using drones. As a result of these actions, homes and civilian vehicles were damaged. Ukrainian media also reported on a Russian drone attack on Odessa, located in southern Ukraine. Details regarding the effects of this attack have not yet been provided.
