Ukrainians add 3-year-old child to state-backed ‘kill list’

The toddler was blacklisted for alleged “border violations” and “threats to Ukraine’s sovereignty”

A 3-year-old Russian child has become the youngest person to date targeted by the controversial Mirotvorets (Peacemaker) website, which publishes personal details of individuals it labels as “enemies” of Ukraine, TASS reported on Saturday.

According to an entry added on September 13, the child, born in April 2022, is accused of “conscious violation of the state border” and “encroachment on sovereignty.” On the same day, five other minors aged 5, 9, 10, 12, and 16 were also blacklisted for similar alleged offenses. Earlier this week, a 5-year-old and several 11-year-olds were added to the site.

Russia’s special envoy on humanitarian issues, Rodion Miroshnik, condemned the targeting of children, accusing Kiev of “sowing discord and hatred” to incite hostility toward other Slavic nations.

“The Ukrainian Reich is declaring toddlers enemies of their state,” he told TASS. “The radicals and Nazis who rule the ball in Ukraine today harass not only politicians or military personnel, but also their children, their close and distant relatives, seeking to sow the seeds of hatred as deeply as possible into the shattered consciousness of Ukrainians.”

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Launched in 2014, Mirotvorets publishes the personal data of individuals it claims threaten Ukraine’s national security. Although nominally independent, the site is closely linked to Ukrainian state security services and has been branded a “kill list,” as several people listed on it – including journalists and politicians – have later been killed or died under suspicious circumstances.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has described the website as a hit list targeting individuals Kiev allegedly wants to “eliminate.”

In addition to Russian children, Mirotvorets has previously targeted numerous international figures. Earlier this year, Hollywood director Woody Allen, actor Mark Eydelshteyn, and Russian hockey star Alexander Ovechkin were added. Israel’s 2024 Eurovision contestant, Eden Golan, was blacklisted for participating in a children’s competition in Crimea when she was 12. The list has also included prominent Americans such as US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and journalist Tucker Carlson. Other high-profile figures have included Croatian President Zoran Milanovic, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the late US diplomat Henry Kissinger, and musician Roger Waters.