Deputy High Commissioner,

We thank you for your oral update and we would like to express again our deep appreciation for the work of the Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, which remains indispensable. 
The report of the HRMMU, its 41st already, documents Russia’s continued disregard for the most basic tenants of international law. 
Its bombing of populated areas leading to the highest number of civilian casualties since 2022.
Its unrelenting campaign of destruction against civilian energy infrastructure, leaving people to face the freezing winter temperatures without heating.
And the forced Russification attempts to destroy Ukrainian identity in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
We are particularly concerned by the additional findings that torture and ill-treatment of Ukrainian POWs in the hands of the Russian Federation has been widespread and systematic. 

Your update on the continued violation of IHL and IHRL in Ukraine by Russia underlines once more the importance of combating impunity for international crimes and large-scale human rights violations. The Kingdom of the Netherlands, as lead nation on point 7 of President Zelensky’s Peace Plan, will continue to support Ukraine on its path towards accountability. 

Deputy High Commissioner, 
How can the international community most effectively support civil society organizations in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and survivors of severe human rights violations, including gender-based violence, torture and attempts to erase their Ukrainian culture and identity?