Ukrainian Foreign Ministry: Mask's social network is silencing Russia's crimes against children
Photo: Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Heorhii Tykhyi (Vitalii Nosach/RBK-Ukraine)
The spokesperson for Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Heorhii Tykhyi, has accused billionaire Elon Musk’s social network X of silencing Russia’s war crimes.
“For real, X ? 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. This is shameful and must be reversed,” Tykhyi wrote.
The spokesperson included a screenshot of a hidden post from the official account of Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry. The censored post, hidden by the platform, contained only statistical data — information on at least 616 Ukrainian children killed and 1,869 wounded by Russia since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
For real, @X? Since when is the number of Ukrainian kids killed by Russia considered "graphic content?"
— Heorhii Tykhyi (@SpoxUkraineMFA) April 11, 2025
This isn’t preventing users from exposure to graphic content. This is sweeping Russian war crimes under the rug.
This is shameful and must be reversed.@Safety @GlobalAffairs pic.twitter.com/tGpeL2Q3Eh
Russian strikes and the deaths of Ukrainian children
Over the past two weeks, the Russian aggressor has intensified attacks on populated areas using missiles, drones, and guided aerial bombs. These strikes often result in civilian casualties, including children.
On April 4, Russian forces launched a ballistic missile with a cluster warhead at Kryvyi Rih. The intended target was a restaurant, but the missile veered off course and struck a children's playground just dozens of meters away.
The attack killed 20 people, including nine children. More than 70 others were injured.
The United Nations described the strike as the deadliest attack on children since the start of the war.
