WCC renews call for end to Russia's escalating attacks on civilians in Ukraine

Residential buildings in Irpin, Kyiv region, attacked by Russia, Aug 2022. Photo: Ivars Kupcis/WCC

Source: WCC

After massive waves of drone and missile attacks by the Russian Federation on Ukraine, World Council of Churches general secretary Rev Prof Dr Jerry Pillay, renewed the WCC's call for an end to unconscionable violence.

"Impacts on civilians and their communities continue to escalate on an almost daily basis, without respite or accountability. This bloodshed must stop. The Russian invasion of Ukraine must end. There must be accountability for all crimes committed, including the international crime of aggression," said Pillay.

"The World Council of Churches extends its solidarity to innocent people suffering in this context, and to the churches and religious leaders as they minister to their communities living under the daily threat of attacks on their families, homes, and livelihoods, more than four years after Russia's full-scale invasion."

Pillay concluded: "We invite all WCC member churches, and all people of good will, to join in praying and working for peace in this context of senseless killings and injuries of innocent people."

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WCC statement on the escalating impact of Russia's aggression against Ukraine

Statement of the Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (UCCRO) on the new crimes against humanity committed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine