“We are thinking about where to bury them all — the Ukrainians!” This chilling statement, made live on Russian television by Vladimir Putin’s chief propagandist, Vladimir Solovyov, was quoted by Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Andriy Melnyk, during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on October 9, 2026. According to Ambassador Melnyk, this barbaric declaration exposes Putin’s true objective: “the ultimate extermination of the Ukrainian nation.” Melnyk drew a disturbing historical parallel with Nazi Germany, warning that Putin’s publicly proclaimed objective bears an ominous resemblance to the so-called “Final Solution to the Jewish Question” (Endlösung) — the euphemism Hitler’s regime used for its plan to systematically exterminate the Jewish people. Ukraine’s ambassador quoted Solovyov’s statement: “To those still remaining in Kyiv, I repeat for the hundredth time: leave the city. You are doomed. The same applies to the residents of Odesa and Mykolaiv. You've had your laughs — now it's over. And when we are asked whether we should be concerned about the fate of the people living in these cities, my answer is yes, we should. We are thinking about where to bury them all.” Melnyk continued: “The Russians are thinking about where to bury us — Ukrainians. Every single one of us. Just consider these bloodcurdling threats.” The ambassador stressed that these were not literary metaphors or rhetorical exaggerations. “We are hearing absolutely explicit, savage calls for the mass extermination of all Ukrainians, with proposals to bury their bodies — or perhaps even burn them.” Melnyk also reminded Security Council members that senior Russian officials have repeatedly described Ukrainians as “cancerous tumors,” “rabid dogs,” “cockroaches,” “lice,” and “parasites” that Russia must “disinfect.” He then cited another horrifying statement attributed to Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president and current deputy chairman of its Security Council: “They — the Ukrainians — must be destroyed. That's all.” These statements, Melnyk argued, reveal the true nature of Russia’s war against Ukraine. This is not merely about territory. It is about the existence of the Ukrainian nation itself. One can only hope that those members of the UN Security Council who still naively believe Putin simply wants the remaining territory of Donetsk Oblast — and that peace will somehow follow — have finally begun to understand what Ukraine is facing. When Russian officials and propagandists openly discuss the destruction of an entire nation, the world cannot afford to dismiss their words as empty rhetoric. 🇺🇦