Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Andrii Melnyk, urged the UN to suspend Russian personnel from peacekeeping and police missions after Russia’s armed forces were listed for rape and other forms of conflict-related sexual violence. Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting, Melnyk said Russia’s inclusion in the UN secretary-general’s report should not remain a symbolic gesture, but must carry real consequences.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. He argued that Russian personnel should be removed from UN peacekeeping and police missions, saying Moscow’s forces have no moral right to serve under the UN banner while being accused of systematic crimes in Ukraine. Melnyk said Ukraine has documented such crimes since Russia’s occupation of Crimea and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions in 2014. He added that these cases have now been independently verified and officially recorded by the United Nations. “What a disgrace for this infamous Russian army and so-called law enforcement agencies, which are nothing more than a gang of rapists,” Melnyk said. Citing the UN secretary-general’s report, the Ukrainian diplomat said it confirmed 310 cases of conflict-related sexual violence committed by Russian armed and security structures. The documented crimes included rape, gang rape, genital mutilation, electric shocks and beatings of genitals. The victims included 280 men, 26 women and four girls.